Oct 20, 2017 listen to your favorite songs from yehudi menuhin, vol. He was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. For seven years his performance of mendelssohn violin concerto earned him fame. Some even confused the man with the enterprises that profit from the menuhin logo and prosper in its wake. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe 22 april 1916 in new york city 12 march 1999 in berlin was a violinist and conductor. Schubert, piano trio no 1, yehudi,hephzibah menuhin, maurice. Menuhin was a dazzling virtuoso from childhood who became a key humanitarian in addition to being a celebrated concert artist. He displayed extraordinary talents at an early age. A child prodigy as a violinist who appeared for the first time onstage before he was ten years old, he embarked on a recording career in the late twenties and early thirties as well as touring around the world. Rather he seemed to regard music as a kind of prayer made audible, and mellifluous. By eric taver paris, 7 may 1999 extravagant tribute has been paid to the musician and especially the man heard on a radio program who was yehudi menuhin. A child prodigy, unmatched by his contemporaries, he achieved. Bach and the unequaled conducting of the music and the playing of the violin by yehudi menuhin. Apr 22, 2016 an amateur is one who loves what he is doing.
The legendary violinist yehudi menuhin was the eldest child of russianborn hebrew scholars who met in palestine, emigrated to new york city, and moved to san francisco soon after their sons birth. Find yehudi menuhin credit information on allmusic. On this day in 1999, yehudi menuhin died at the age of 82. The current director of music is the composer and conductor oscar colomina i bosch. Biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. Yehudi menuhin 19161999 three stages in the life of a violinist. Yehudi menuhin was the twentieth centurys greatest violinist. Yehudi menuhin when asked to think of a violinist, probably one of the first names that would come to mind is yehudi menuhin. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe 22 april 1916 12 march 1999 was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin 19731975. Yehudi menuhinthe great emi recordings classics today.
The schools aim is to enable its graduating pupils to study with the teacher and at the institution of their choice, whether that be in the uk or overseas. Apr 01, 20 yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded on tv. Recordings of cantatas recordings of other vocal works. To be a child prodigy and worldrenowned violinist would be quite enough for many people but not for yehudi menuhin. The young menuhin invented the bach sonatas and partitas on record.
Yehudi menuhin happy birthday antonio vivaldi, born on 4. James cuddeford violin brisbaneborn james attended the yehudi menuhin school in england in his early teens. Subscribe to our channel for more videos yehudi menuhin and david. Like many geniuses, menuhins personal life was not quite so successful. Apr 24, 2016 yehudi menuhin was the twentieth centurys greatest violinist. His collaboration with indian sitar player ravi shankar. Yehudi menuhin and wanda landowskas powerfully inflected bach e major sonata, recorded in 1945, has never sounded better on disc. Yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded on tv. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Yehudi menuhin was born on 22 april 1916 in new york of russian jewish parents but later became a british subject. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Eschewing the heavy orchestral arrangements of the previous decades, menuhin performs these works with much smaller forces that the conductors who preceded him. Bach, yehudi menuhin, christian ferras, festival chamber. Christmas box 2001, an album by yehudi menuhin on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Apr 19, 2016 menuhins violins the great violinist, whose centenary is celebrated this week, spent his career swapping between stradivari and guarneri del gesu examples, but also enjoyed the instruments created for him by contemporary makers by tully potter april 19, 2016. After just three years of violin study, yehudi made a legendary debut at age seven with the local symphony. Christian ferras plays second fiddle in the double. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto live from vhs tape, recorded. Yehudi menuhin short biography bath festival orchestra short history. Yehudi menuhin was one of the great musical figures of the 20th century, establishing himself as a violinist of the highest caliber, as well as an educator, musical statesman, and human rights advocate. He also served to help popularize yoga in the west by arranging for b. Menuhin was born in new york in the russianjewish family, the recent american immigrants.
Andrew walters amazing transfer liberates dynamics compressed in previous transfers. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Disc one, originally recorded in 1959, contains the a minor and e major violin concertos, and the double concerto, all played and conducted by menuhin. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, christian ferras, menuhin festival orchestra, robert masters chamber orchestra. A child prodigy, unmatched by his contemporaries, he achieved more by his teens than most artists do in a lifetime. Yehudi menuhin plays bach e major violin concerto youtube. Yehudi menuhin and david oistrakh play bach double concerto for. Yehudi menuhin plays vivaldi by yehudi menuhin on amazon. Bach orchestral suites and concertos menuhin 7cds km. Yehudi menuhin was born on april 22, 1916 in new york city, new york, usa.
Violin concerto in e major, double concerto in d minor, violin concerto in a minor. As a child he was one of the most extraordinary violin prodigies there has ever been. He first performed at the age of seven when he astonished a san francisco audience with his virtuosity. Yehudi menuhin, stephane grappelli, instrumental ensemble, max harris licensed to youtube by wmg.
Yehudi menuhin lasting for nearly 70 years, lord menuhins contract with emi was the longest in the history of the music industry. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, george enescu, pierre monteux violin cto in a minor violin cto in e major music. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, george enescu. As you would expect from a musician of his calibre yehudi menuhin played on several famous violins, the most famous of which was the lord wilton guarnerius of 1742. Surface noise is reduced, but not at the expense of overtones and color. Eschewing the heavy orchestral arrangements of the previous decades, menuhin performs these works with much smaller forces than the conductors who preceded him. He performed his first solo violin performance at the age of seven with the san francisco symphony. Yehudi menuhin the great emi recordings emi classics. Yehudi menuhins recordings of bachs orchestral music made in the 1950s stand out as a major step along the road of bach performance practice.
Buy brandenburg concertos by johann sebastian bach, yehudi menuhin, bath festival orchestra from amazons classical music store. Nothing in the world was so natural, or so pleasurable. The name yehudi jew in hebrew was decided when a prospective landlady told his parents that she didnt take jews. The yehudi menuhin school is a specialist music school in stoke dabernon, surrey, england, founded in 1963 by violinist and conductor yehudi menuhin. Bach violin sonatas and partitas bwv 10011006 menuhin. Given yehudi menuhins neariconic status, it would seem appropriate for emi to bring out a complete edition of his violin recordings, similar to the labels successful comprehensive callas and karajan sets. He was a student of louis persinger, george enescu, and adolf busch.
As famous as any hollywood star, he even had songs written about him. Apr 24, 2016 yehudi menuhin had everything going for him. Featuring great performances from legendary artists of th golden age, classical archive offers a unique historical glimpse into our classical heritage, presented on dvd for the very first time. Menuhin loved bach and it seems that bach would have love menuhin as well. Oistrakh, menuhin bach concerto for two violins in d minor, bwv 1043. Violin concertos chaconne by yehudi menuhin and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Yehudi menuhin was born in new york city to russian jewish parents from what is now belarus.
Listen to your favorite songs from yehudi menuhin plays vivaldi by yehudi menuhin now. In 1993, he was made a life peer, as baron menuhin of stoke dabernon in the county of surrey, u. Primarily associated with classical music, menuhin consistently sought diverse forums for his virtuosic playing. With the passing of violinist yehudi menuhin at the age of 82 on march 12, 1999, the world lost one of its truly gifted musicians. Public domain compositions, and 2 music rights societies. Watch how effortlessly the violin legend could segue from a soaring ave maria to a fleetfingered flight of the bumblebee. Concerto in e major for violin and orchestra, bwv 1042 yehudi menuhin, violin symphony orchestra of paris georges enesco, conductor i. Very often, im afraid, the professional hates what he is doing. The spirit that the 17year old put in this cycle remains 80 years after having been recorded one of the true miracles of the history of records.
Menuhin was born of a distinguished rabbinical dynasty. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The violinist by johann sebastian bach, bela bartok, ludwig van beethoven, alban berg, johannes brahms, max bruch, arcangelo corelli, edward elgar, franz joseph haydn, yehudi menuhin from amazons classical music store. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om kbe was an americanborn violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in britain. Yehudi menuhin and the bach festival orchestra are the performers on the first three discs. Glenn gould and yehudi menuhin discuss and perform johann sebastian bachs sonata for piano and violin no.
Audiophile xrcd24 mastered from the original analogue emi master tapes. Yehudi menuhin, baron menuhin, om, kbe april 22, 1916 march 12, 1999 was an american violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the united kingdom and eventually became a british citizen. Yehudi menuhin bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Like many geniuses, menuhin s personal life was not quite so successful. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Yehudi menuhin school yehudi menuhin yehudi menuhin. Yehudi menuhin simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The yehudi menuhin discography as a conductor excludes recordings in which lord menuhin conducts from the bow, already listed in his violinists discography.
On the 10th anniversary of his death, emi classics has decided to honor his unparalleled 70year recording legacy with a set of new releases. The american violinist and conductor yehudi menuhin was one of the most significant and long biographies of violinists of the 20th century. In later life he also performed a lot as conductor. Brandenburg concertos the complete works 2011 yehudi menuhin performs elgars violin concerto in b minor, op. He played the soil stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by italian luthier antonio stradivari. The most prolific, charismatic violinist of the 20th century, yehudi menuhin 191699 recorded for emi warner classics for 70 years. Journeys with a violin exhibition at the royal academy of music, london. Menuhin began studying the violin at the age of four.