TEN GREAT VIOLINISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY (10 CDS)

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)