SUNDAY JULY 22 4 PM EST
On this episode: Menuhin's Early Recordings
George ENESCU: Violin Sonata No.3 in A minor Op.25 (1926) "dans le caractère populaire roumain" (In the Popular Romanian Style) -complete-
0:10 / I. Moderato malinconico [8'00'']
8:10 / II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso [8'23'']
16:33 / III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso [7'22'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Hephzibah MENUHIN, piano
(rec: Paris, Studio Albert, 6.I.1936)
Karol SZYMANOWSKI: Notturno e Tarantella Op.28 (1915) violin and piano
0:10 / Notturno; 4:53 / Tarantella [8'56'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Marcel GAZELLE, piano
(rec: Paris, Studio Albert, 21.XII.1935)
Sergei PROKOFIEV: Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.80 (1938-1946)
0:10 / I. Andante assai [6'17'']
6:27 / II. Allegro brusco [6'56'']
13:23 / III. Andante [6'59'']
20:22 / IV. Allegrissimo - Andante assai, come prima [6'35'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Marcel GAZELLE, piano
(rec: London, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, 30.IX & 1.X.1948)
Maurice RAVEL: Pièce en forme de Habañera (1907) violin and piano [2'59'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Marcel GAZELLE, piano
(rec: London, No.3 Studio, Abbey Road, 6.IV.1943)
Maurice RAVEL: Tzigane, Rapsodie de concert (1924) violin and piano [8'45'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Artur BALSAM, piano
(rec: Paris, 20 & 23.V.1932)
Franz SCHUBERT: Rondeau brillante, in B minor D.895 (Op.70) [13'01'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Hephzibah MENUHIN, piano
(rec: London, 6.V.1938)
Robert SCHUMANN: Violin Sonata No.2 in D minor Op.121 "Große Sonate" (1851)
0:10 / I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft [10'22'']
10:36 / II. Sehr lebhaft [4'05'']
14:45 / III. Leise, einfach [6'56'']
21:46 / IV. Bewegt [6'17'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Hephzibah MENUHIN, piano
(rec: Paris, Studio Albert, 22.V & 3.VI.1934)
Ildebrando PIZZETTI: Violin Sonata in A major (1918-19)
0:10 / I. Tempestoso [11'27'']
11:42 / II. Preghiera per gli innocenti (Molto largo) [9'39'']
21:25 / III. Vivo e fresco [8'41'']
Yehudi MENUHIN, violin - Hephzibah MENUHIN, piano
(rec: London, 6.V.1938)
