YEHUDI MENUHIN: The Menuhin Century – The Luxury Edition (80 CDs + 11 DVDs) WARNER CLASSICS

A lavish collectors’ edition, presented in a cloth-bound box: the same premium-quality design that has given the Maria Callas Remastered Edition pride of place on the shelf.

Comprising a total of 80 CDs, divided into five themed boxes, 11 DVDs and a hardback book, The Menuhin Century draws on the unequalled 70-year relationship between the violinist and the record company HMV/EMI. That collaboration produced a total of some 300 discs, which are now part of Warner Classics’ unrivalled catalogue. While The Menuhin Century is impressively extensive, spanning the 53 years from 1929 to 1998, it does not aim for completeness; rather, its particular focus is on the violinist’s landmark interpretations and on recordings never before released, or appearing for the first time on CD. About a third of the CDs in The Menuhin Century comprise rare or unreleased recordings, so the set offers a thrilling voyage of discovery both to Menuhin aficionados and to music-lovers who might be experiencing his art for the first time.

The Menuhin Century has been compiled in close collaboration with Bruno Monsaingeon, a film-maker who has also been a professional violinist; he knew Menuhin well for many years, and directed several of the documentaries that appear on the DVDs in the set. Monsaingeon is also the author of the eloquent and insightful text of the lavishly illustrated hardback book, running to over 250 pages, which complements the CDs and DVDs.

Bach, J S:
Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005
Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV1003: Andante sostenuto
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air (‘Air on a G String’)
Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006: Preludio
Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord Nos. 1-6, BWV1014-1019
Cantata BWV68 ‘Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt: Mein glaubiges Herze
Cantata BWV199 ‘Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut’: Ich, dein betrübtes Kind
Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 3 in E major, BWV1016
Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001
Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1052

Bartók:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)
Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36
Viola Concerto, BB 128, Sz. 120
44 Duos for Two Violins, BB 104, Sz. 98 (extracts)
Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 1, BB 94b, Sz. 87
Rhapsody for Violin & Orchestra No. 2, BB 96b, Sz. 90
Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)
Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz 112
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117
Violin Sonata No. 1, BB 84, Sz. 75
Violin Sonata No. 2, BB 85, Sz. 76
Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113

Bazzini:
La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25

Beethoven:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1
The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March
arr. Auer
Minuets WoO 10 – No. 2 in G major
Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10 (Complete)
The Sweetest Lad was Jamie, Op. 108 No. 5
Faithfu’ Johnie, Op. 108 No. 20
Polly Stewart, WoO 156 No. 7
Cease your funning, WoO 156 No. 5
The Parting Kiss
Bonny Laddie, Highland Laddie, Op. 108 No. 7
Good Night, WoO 155 No. 26
The Return to Ulster, WoO 152 No. 1
Once More I Hail Thee, WoO 152 No. 3
The Morning Air Plays on my Face, WoO 152 No. 4
The Soldier’s Dream
O Harp of Erin, WoO 154 No. 2
The pulse of an Irishman, WoO 154 No. 4
Sunset, Op. 108 No. 2
Oh! Sweet were the hours, Op. 108 No. 3
O, Had My Fate Been Joined With Thine, WoO 108 No. 12
Come fill, fill, my good fellow!, Op. 108 No. 13
Could this ill world, Op. 108 No. 16
La Gondoleta, WoO 157/12
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1
Piano Concerto in D major, arranged by the composer after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Rondo for Piano and Violin in G major, WoO 41
Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘The Ghost’
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ‘Spring’
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’
Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 ‘The Ghost’
Piano Trio No. 6 in E flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2
Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 ‘Archduke’
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra

Ben-Haim:
Sonata in G minor for solo violin, Op. 44

Berg:
Violin Concerto ‘To the Memory of an Angel’ (1935)

Berkeley, L:
Violin Concerto, Op. 59

Berlin, I:
Cheek to cheek

Berlioz:
Harold en Italie, Op. 16
Reverie et Caprice, Op. 8

Bloch, E:
Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2)
Abodah
Suite for solo violin No. 1
Suite for solo violin No. 2

Boieldieu:
Sonata for violin and harp in E flat

Boulanger, L:
Nocturne
Cortège for violin & piano
D’un matin de printemps

Brahms:
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (complete)
Hungarian Dance No. 5
arr. Joachim
Viola Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1
Viola Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2
Hungarian Dances (excerpts)
arr. Joachim
String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Sonatensatz (Scherzo from the F.A.E. sonata), WoO 2
Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Piano Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Piano Trios Nos. 1-3 (Complete)

Brandl:
The Old Refrain

Britten:
Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15

Bruch:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Chausson:
Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25
Poème for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25

Copland:
Violin Sonata: Lento

Corelli:
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D major: Allegro
arr. Donington
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)
Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (complete)
arr. Donington
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 2 in F major

Debussy:
Préludes – Book 1: No. 12, Minstrels
arr. Hartmann
Préludes – Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
Préludes – Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
arr. Hartmann
Violin Sonata
Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp
Préludes – Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
arr. Hartmann

Delibes:
Sylvia: Pas de deux
Coppelia: Ballade de l’Epi

Delius:
Serenade from Hassan

Dinicu:
Hora Staccato

Dvorak:
Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4
arr. Persinger
Negro Spiritual Melody (arr. from Symphony No. 9)
arr. Kreisler
Slavonic Dance No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
arr. Kreisler
Negro Spiritual Melody (arr. from Symphony No. 9)
arr. Kreisler
Songs My Mother Taught Me, Op. 55 No. 4
arr. Persinger
Negro Spiritual Melody (arr. from Symphony No. 9)
arr. Kreisler
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

Elgar:
Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
La Capricieuse, Op. 17

Enescu:
Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 ‘dans le caractère populaire roumain’
Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 ‘dans le caractère populaire roumain’

Falla:
Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)
Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)
arr. Kreisler

Fauré:
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15
Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75
Berceuse, Op. 16
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: Allegro molto

Finney:
Fantasy for solo violin
Franck, C:
Violin Sonata in A major
Violin Sonata in A major

Gade, J:
Jealousy

Gershwin:
A Fine Romance (from Swing Time)
Love Is Here to Stay
Errol
Oh, Lady Be Good!
‘s Wonderful
Summertime (from Porgy and Bess)
The Man I Love

Granados:
Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 ‘Andaluza’
arr. Kreisler
Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 ‘Andaluza’
arr. Kreisler

Grappelli:
Billy
Aurore
Jermyn Street
Coucou

Green, P:
Romance on a Theme of Paganini (from the film The Magic Bow)

Handel:
Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15
Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13
Aria, from Dettinger Te Deum for violin and piano
Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13
Largo from Xerxes (instrumental arrangement)

Harris, Max:
Viva Vivaldi
Air on a Shoestring

Harris, Roy:
Violin Sonata

Hindemith:
5 Stücke, Op. 44/4

Kern:
Pick Yourself Up

Kreisler:
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Liebesleid
Drei Walzer (Liebesfreud – Liebesleid – Schön Rosmarin)
Slavonic Dance in G minor
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Schön Rosmarin
Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)
La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier
Sicilienne and Rigaudon (in the style of Francoeur)
Recitative & Scherzo Caprice, Op. 6
Slavonic Dance in E minor
Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Londonderry Air

Lalo:
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21

Leclair, J-M:
Violin concerto Op. 7, No. 1
Concerto Op. 7 No. 5 in A minor

Lekeu:
Violin Sonata in G major

Locatelli:
Caprice in D major Op. 3 No. 23 ‘Il labirinto armonico’
arr. David
Caprice in D major Op. 3 No. 23 ‘Il labirinto armonico’

Martin, F:
Polyptique
Ballade for Viola, Wind Orchestra and Percussion

McHugh:
I can’t believe that you’re in love with me

Mendelssohn:
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. post.
Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Monsigny:
Rigaudon (from Aline, Reine de Golconde)

Moszkowski:
Guitare, Op. 45. No. 2
arr. Sarasate & Heifetz

Mozart:
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 ‘Turkish’
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526
Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493
Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K334: Minuet & Trio
arr. Kross
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526
Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376
Violin Sonata No. 18 in G major, K301
Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K526
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
Violin Sonata No. 27 in G major, K379
Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E flat, K365
Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449
Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459
Concerto for Three Pianos & Orchestra, K242
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto No. 7 in D major, KV 271a
Violin Concerto in D major ‘Adelaide’, KAnh.294a
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218
Violin Sonata No. 24 in F major, K376

Nin:
Canto andaluz (from Cantos populares españoles)
Granadina (from Cantos populares españoles)

Novácek, O:
Perpetuum mobile – Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4
Perpetuum mobile – Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4
Perpetuum mobile – Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4
Perpetuum mobile – Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Paganini:
Introduction & Variations on ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ by Paisiello
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7 ‘La Campanella’
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 5 in A minor
I Palpiti, Op. 13
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
Introduction & Variations on ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ from Rossini’s ‘Mosé in Egitto’, MS23 (Op. 24)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7: Rondo ‘La Campanella
arr. Wilhelmj
Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major ‘The Hunt’
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor
Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 6 in G minor
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
I Palpiti, Op. 13

Panufnik, A:
Violin Concerto

Partos:
Violin Concerto

Pizzetti:
Sonata No. 1 in A major for violin and piano

Pollini:
Violin Sonata in E flat, Op. 33

Porter, C:
Night and Day

Poulenc:
Violin Sonata, FP 119

Prokofiev:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80

Rachmaninov:
In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3

Ravel:
Deux mélodies hébraïques: Kaddisch
arr. Garban
Deux mélodies hébraïques: Kaddisch
Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Tzigane
Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera

Rimsky Korsakov:
Flight of the Bumble Bee
Song of the Bride (from The Tsar’s Bride)
Flight of the Bumble Bee

Rodgers, R:
The Blue Room
Lady is a Tramp (from Babes in Arms)

Rossini:
Andante con Variazioni

Rouget de Lisle:
La Marseillaise

Saint-Saëns:
Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Sarasate:
Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2
Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2
Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1
Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1
Danza Española No. 1: Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1
Danza Española No. 2: Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2
Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1
Danza Española No. 6: Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Danza Española No. 3: Romanza Andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1

Schubert:
Ave Maria, D839
arr. Wilhelmj
Octet in F major, D803
String Quintet in C major, D956
String Trio in B flat major, D471
Ave Maria, D839
arr. Menuin
Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934
Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898
Piano Trio movement in B flat major, D28
Notturno in E flat major for piano trio, D897 (Op. post.148)
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929

Schumann:
Romance in A major, Op. 94 No. 2
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80

Scott, C:
Danse nègre, Op.58 No.5 (W89)
arr. Kramer

Somers:
Music for Solo Violin

Spohr:
Violin Sonata in C minor

Strachey:
These Foolish Things

Stravinsky:
Concerto in D for string orchestra ‘Basler’

Szymanowski:
Nocturne & Tarantella, Op. 28
Mythes, Op. 30
Mythes, Op. 30

Tartini:
Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’
arr. Kreisler
Violin Concerto in D Major D 36
Violin Concerto in C major, D12

Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Swan Lake, Op. 20 (excerpts)
Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (excerpts)
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 ‘In Memory of a Great Artist’
Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 ‘In Memory of a Great Artist’
Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26
Sérénade Mélancolique for Violin & Orchestra in B minor, Op. 26

Tippett:
Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

trad.:
Prabhati (based on Raga Gunkali)
Raga Puriya Kalyan
Swara-Kakali (based on Raga Tilang)
Raga Piloo
Raga Ananda Bhairava
Tenderness
Twilight Mood

Vaughan Williams:
Violin Sonata in A minor

Viotti:
Violin Concerto No. 16 in E minor
arr. Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 22 in A minor, G97

Walton:
Violin Sonata
Violin Concerto
(revised version)
Viola Concerto
(revised version)

Wieniawski:
Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
Souvenir de Moscou, Op. 6
Légende in G minor, Op. 17
Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16

Williamson:
Violin Concerto

Wilm:
Duo for violin and harp, Op. 156

Youmans:
Tea for Two