Biddulph’s rich treasury of expert transfers and collections from vintage classic performances and of arrangements by the greats, sampled here for collectors: each defining collection collated from vintage periods of their careers.
Featured performers include:
Mischa Elman, Arthur Grumiaux, Riccardo Castagnone, Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Yehudi Menuhin, Nathan Milstein, David Oistrakh, Henrik Szeryng, Joseph Szigeti, Maxim Vengerov
Thomé, F: Simple Aveu
Mischa Elman (violin), Phillip Gordon (piano)
Rissland: Valse Caprice
Mischa Elman (violin), Phillip Gordon (piano)
Drdla: Souvenir
Mischa Elman (violin), Phillip Gordon (piano)
Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Albéniz: Tango
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Rimsky Korsakov: Hymn to the Sun
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Hummel, J: Waltz in A
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Drigo: Les Millions d’Arlequin – Serenade
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Tchaikovsky: None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Sarasate: Caprice Basque, Op. 24
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 54: No. 4 – Nocturne
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 6 in E major ‘Lullaby’
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Rubinstein, A: The Dew is Sparkling, Op. 72 No. 2
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Saenger: Concert Miniature Op. 130 No. 2 ‘Scotch pastorale’
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, Op. 39: Melodie antique francaise
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Massenet: Meditation (from Thaïs)
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Bach, J S: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air (‘Air on a G String’)
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Dvořák: Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Wieniawski: Fantaisie brillante on themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20: Garden Scene
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Schumann: Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Delibes: Six airs de danse dans le style ancien: Passepied
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Bonime (piano)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum
Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
Corelli: Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)
Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Riccardo Castagnone (piano)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 ‘Turkish’
London Philharmonic Orchestra
John Barbirolli
Jascha Heifetz (violin)
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26 in B flat major, K378
Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454
Jascha Heifetz (violin), Emanuel Bay (piano)
Friml: Indian Love Call (from Rose Marie)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Lemare: Andantino in D flat Op. 83 No. 2 (‘Moonlight and Roses’)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Lehár: Romantic Serenade
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Tchaikovsky: Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Lehár: Hab’ ein blaues Himmelbett (Serenade from Frasquita)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Friml: Dance of the Maidens
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Kreisler: Old German Shepherd’s Madrigal
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Dohnányi: Ruralia Hungarica for Violin and Piano, Op. 32c
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Drdla: Souvenir
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Massenet: Meditation (from Thaïs)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Foster, S: My Old Kentucky Home
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Falla: Danse Espagnole No. 1 (from La Vida Breve)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Albéniz: Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Winternitz: Dance of the Marionettes
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Kreisler: Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Carl Lamson (piano)
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E, BWV1006: Gavotte
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Brahms: Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Dvořák: Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile (from String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Kreisler: Drei Walzer (Liebesfreud – Liebesleid – Schön Rosmarin)
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
trad.: Londonderry Air
Fritz Kreisler (violin), Franz Rupp (piano)
Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6
Paris Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 9 in E major ‘The Hunt’
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 13 in B flat major
Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Marcel Gazelle (piano)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major
Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Marcel Gazelle (piano)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 23 in E flat major
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paganini: Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paganini: Introduction & Variations on ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ from Rossini’s ‘Mosé in Egitto’, MS23 (Op. 24)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin), Ferguson Webster (piano)
Paganini: Introduction & Variations on ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ by Paisiello
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Philharmonic-Symphony of New York
John Barbirolli
Nathan Milstein (violin)
Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Liszt: Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Wieniawski: Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22: Romance
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Szymanowski: Tarantella
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Smetana: From the Homeland: No. 2 Andantino
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Kodály: Il pleut dans la ville
Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman (piano)
Debussy: Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Falla: Jota (No. 4 from Siete canciones populares españolas)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Ysaÿe: Extase Op. 21
David Oistrakh (violin)
Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34
David Oistrakh (violin)
Suk: Love Song, Op. 7 No. 1
David Oistrakh (violin)
Kodály: Hungarian Dances (3)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Wieniawski: Légende in G minor, Op. 17
David Oistrakh (violin)
Zarzycki: Mazurka in G, Op. 26
David Oistrakh (violin)
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)
David Oistrakh (violin)
Szymanowski: La Fontaine de Aréthuse, Op. 306
David Oistrakh (violin)
Vladigerov: Song No. 2 from the Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21 / 2
David Oistrakh (violin)
Prokofiev: The Love for Three Oranges: March
David Oistrakh (violin)
Rachmaninov: Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
David Oistrakh (violin)
Khachaturian: Dance in B flat major, Op. 1
David Oistrakh (violin)
Vitali, T: Chaconne in G minor
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Tartini: Variations on a Theme of Corelli
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini)
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (No. 7 from Waldszenen, Op. 82)
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Liebesfreud
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Halffter, E: Danza de la gitana
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16
Henrik Szeryng (violin)
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Elgar: Serenade, Op. 73 No. 2
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Elgar: Adieu
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Warlock: Capriol Suite
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Lie, S: Sne
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Chabrier: Scherzo-valse (No. 10 from Pièces pittoresques)
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Ravel: Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Falla: Danse Espagnole No. 1 (from La Vida Breve)
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Rimsky Korsakov: Flight of the Bumble Bee
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Scriabin: Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Prokofiev: Gavotta, Op. 95 No. 2
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Stravinsky: Pastorale
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Stravinsky: Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka)
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Szymanowski: La Fontaine de Aréthuse, Op. 306
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Hubay: Scène de la csárda No. 13, Op. 102
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano)
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Bartók: 3 Hungarian Folk Tunes, BB 80b
Joseph Szigeti (violin), Egon Petri (piano)
Schubert: Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Tchaikovsky: Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Ernst, H W: Variations on “The Last Rose of Summer”
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 ‘Ballade’
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Ravel: Tzigane
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Waxman, F: Carmen Fantasy
Maxim Vengerov (violin)