JOHANNA MARZTY: Her Columbia Graphophone Recordings - The Complete Warner Classics Edition (9 CDs)

Johanna Martzy (1924-1979) became a cult figure on the basis of a handful of recordings – but only after her premature death, an event that passed almost unnoticed. The meteoric career of this distinguished ambassadress of the Hungarian violin school in no way foretold her posthumous idolisation. And yet her historic recordings of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas and stunning readings of Schubert’s complete works for violin and piano, together with a few first-class concerto discs, make up a legacy whose scarcity has driven prices sky high. At last, collectors can stop trying to outbid one another: remastered in high definition from the original tapes, this priceless treasure trove is now available to all.

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Kletzki

Bach, J S: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006
Johanna Martzy (violin)

Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in D major, D384 (Op. posth. 137 No. 1)
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti (piano)

Schubert: Sonata (Sonatina) for violin & piano in A minor, D385 (Op. posth. 137 No. 2)
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti

Schubert: Rondo brillant in B minor, D895 (Op. 70)
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti

Schubert: Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti

Schubert: Sonatina (Sonatina) in G minor, D408 (Op. posth. 137 No. 3)
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti

Schubert: Grand Duo for Violin and Piano in A Major, D574
Johanna Martzy (violin), Jean Antonietti

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Kletzki

Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Kletzki

Beethoven: Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Kletzki

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Johanna Martzy (violin)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Wolfgang Sawallisch