Yehudi Menuhin - In Memoriam.

ehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was a violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985. He is commonly considered one of the twentieth century's greatest violin virtuosi.

Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York City, New York, to Bielorussian Jewish parents from what is now Belarus. His sisters were the concert pianist and human rights worker Hephzibah Menuhin and the pianist, painter, and poet Yaltah Menuhin. Through his father Moshe Menuhin, a former rabbinical student and anti-Zionist writer, Menuhin was descended from a distinguished rabbinical dynasty.

Menuhin began violin instruction at age four under violinist Sigmund Anker; his parents had wanted Louis Persinger to be his teacher, but Persinger refused. He displayed extraordinary talents at an early age. His first solo violin performance was at the age of seven with the San Francisco Symphony in 1923. Persinger then agreed to take Menuhin as a student. When the Menuhins went to Paris, Persinger suggested Yehudi go to his own teacher, Eugène Ysaÿe. He did have one lesson with Ysaÿe, but did not like his method or the fact that he was very old. Instead, he went to the Romanian composer and violinist George Enescu, after which he made several recordings with his sister Hephzibah. He was also a student of Adolf Busch. In 1929 he played in Berlin, under Bruno Walter's baton, three concerti by Bach, Brahms and Beethoven. In 1932, he recorded Edward Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor for HMV in London, with the composer himself conducting.

Tracklist
01. Tchaikovksy: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 - 1. Allegro moderato
02. Tchaikovksy: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 - 2. Canzonetta. Andante
03. Tchaikovksy: Violin Concerto in D major, op.35 - 3. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
04. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.7 in C minor, op.30 no.2 - 1. Allegro con brio
05. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.7 in C minor, op.30 no.2 - 2. Adagio cantabile
06. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.7 in C minor, op.30 no.2 - 3. Scherzo. Allegro
07. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.7 in C minor, op.30 no.2 - 4. Finale. Allegro
08. Beethoven: Rondo in G major, WoO 41 - Allegro



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01. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24 "Spring" - 1. Allegro
02. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24 "Spring" - 2. Adagio molto espressivo
03. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24 "Spring" - 3. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, op.24 "Spring" - 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A major, op.47 "Kreutzer" - 1. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
06. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A major, op.47 "Kreutzer" - 2. Andante con varizioni
07. Beethoven: Violin Sonata no.9 in A major, op.47 "Kreutzer" - 3. Finale. Presto



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