IDA HAENDEL: MILESTONES OF A VIOLIN LEGEND (10 CDS)

Ida Haendel, born in Poland in 1924 (some claim it was 1928), has perhaps had the most modest career among the greatest virtuosos of the twentieth century, despite great esteem among both critics and the public. When she was only three she began playing her sisters violin, started taking classes at the Warsaw Academy of Music at seven, won the Wieniawski Competition at the age of seventeen, and started her career as a soloist two years later. In 1935, the family relocated to Paris, where Ida Haendel perfected herself through studies with Carl Flesch and George Enescu. Due to the war, her US debut came only in 1946, still in the following years most of her appearances were in Europe and Israel. She finally settled in London, where her premiere of Luigi Dallapiccola's "Tartiniana seconda" became an outstanding concert event. In 1991 she became a member of the Order of the British Empire.

CD 1

■ Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP. 35
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, D-Dur, op. 35
1. I. Allegro moderato 18‘34
2. II. Canzonetta (Andante) 6‘51
3. III. Allegro vivacissimo 9‘29

Ida Haendel violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London
conductor / Dirigent Sir Eugene Goossens
recorded / aufgenommen 1953

■ Aram Khachaturian (1903 – 1978)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MINOR
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, d-Moll
4. I. Allegro con fermezza 14‘19
5. II. Andante sostenuto 12‘40
6. III. Allegro vivace 9‘30

Ida Haendel violin
Sinfonie-Orchester des Süddeutschen Rundfunks, Stuttgart
conductor / Dirigent Hans Müller-Kray
recorded / aufgenommen 1962
Total Time 71'31

CD 2

■ Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP. 77
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, D-Dur, op. 77
1. I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza: J. Joachim) 22‘13
2. II. Adagio 10‘08
3. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 8‘01

Ida Haendel violin
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Sergiu Celibidache
recorded /aufgenommen 1953

4. HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 17 4’23
Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 17
(Arr. Fritz Kreisler)

Ida Haendel violin
Alfréd Holeček piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1962
Total Time 44'54

CD 3

■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP. 61
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, D-Dur, op. 61
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: J. Joachim) 22‘52
2. II. Larghetto 11‘01
3. III. Rondo (Cadenza: J. Joachim) 9‘30

Ida Haendel violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Rafael Kubelik
recorded / aufgenommen 1951
Total Time 43'25

CD 4

■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
VIOLIN SONATA No. 7 IN C MINOR, OP. 30 No. 2
Sonate für Violine und Klavier, c-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 2
1. I. Allegro con brio 8‘03
2. II. Adagio cantabile 11‘59
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro 2‘58
4. IV. Finale: Allegro – Presto 5‘36

VIOLIN SONATA No. 8 IN G MAJOR, OP. 30 No. 3
Sonate für Violine und Klavier, G-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 3
5. I. Allegro assasi 4‘08
6. II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso 8‘01
7. III. Allegro vivace 3‘48

Ida Haendel violin
Alfréd Holeček piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1960, Live, Prager Frühling (Spring Festival)
Total Time 44'40

CD 5

■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
VIOLIN SONATA No. 9 IN A MAJOR, OP. 47, “KREUTZER”
Sonate für Violine und Klavier Nr. 9, A-Dur, op. 47
1. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto 11‘29
2. II. Andante con variazioni 13‘05
3. III. Finale: Presto 6‘55

Ida Haendel violin
Alfréd Holeček, piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1962, Live

■ Max Bruch (1838 – 1920)
VIOLIN CONCERTO No.1 IN G MINOR, OP. 26
Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 1, g-Moll, op. 26
4. I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato 8‘37
5. II. Adagio 8‘45
6. III. Finale: Allegro energico 7‘08

Ida Haendel violin
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Rafael Kubelik
recorded / aufgenommen 1948
Total Time 56'09

CD 6

■ Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 53
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, a-Moll, op. 53
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo 9‘53
2. II. Adagio ma non troppo 9‘05
3. III. Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo 10‘02

Ida Haendel violin
National Symphony Orchestra
conductor / Dirigent Karl Rankl
recorded / aufgenommen 1947

■ Henryk Wieniawski (1835 – 1880)
4. SCHERZO – TARANTELLE, OP. 16 4‘38
5. MAZURKA – OBERTASS, OP. 19 No. 1 2‘00
6. POLONAISE DE CONCERT IN D MAJOR / D-DUR, OP. 4 4‘36

■ Karol Szymanowski (1882 – 1937)
7. MYTHES, OP. 30/1 5‘27
8. NOTTURNO, OP. 28 No. 1 4‘15
9. TARANTELLA, OP. 28 No. 2 4‘46

Ida Haendel violin
Adela Kotowska piano (8, 9)
Alfréd Holeček piano (4-7, Live: 6, 7)
recorded / aufgenommen 1946 (8, 9) 1962 (4-7)
Total Time 55'07

CD 7

■ Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, D-Dur
1. I. Toccata 5‘17
2. II. Aria I 4‘11
3. III. Aria II 4‘52
4. IV. Capriccio 5‘54

Ida Haendel violin
Česká filharmonie / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Tschechische Philharmonie
conductor / Dirigent Karel Ančerl recorded / aufgenommen 1962, Live

DIVERTIMENTO, from “Le baiser de la fee”
Divertimento, aus „Der Kuss der Fee“
(Arr. Samuel Dushkin)
5. I. Sinfonia (att.) 5‘33
6. II. Danses suisses 5‘41
7. III. Scherzo 2‘56
8. IV. Pas de deux: Adagio – Variation – Coda 6‘53

PETROUCHKA / Petruschka
9. Danses russes 2‘42

■ William Kroll (1901 – 1980)
10. BANJO AND FIDDLE 3‘04
Ida Haendel violin Ivor Newton piano (5-8) Vladimir Yampolsky piano (9)
Alfréd Holeček piano (10) rec. / aufge. 1947 (5-8) 1962 (9)
Total Time 47'22

CD 8

■ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 5 IN A MAJOR, K. 219
Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5, A-Dur, KV. 219
1. I. Allegro aperto 10‘00
2. II. Adagio 12‘07
3. III. Rondo: Tempo di minuetto 8‘56

Ida Haendel violin
Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Roma
conductor / Dirigent Ferruccio Scaglia
recorded / aufgenommen 1958

■ Giuseppe Tartini (1692 – 1770)
VIOLIN SONATA IN G MINOR, “TRILLER DEL DIAVOLO” (Devill’s Trill)
Sonate für Violine und Klavier, g-Moll, „Teufelstriller“
4. I. Larghetto 3‘16
5. II. Allegro moderato 2‘50
6. III. Adagio 3‘31
7. IV. Allegro assai 5‘39

■ Fritz Kreisler (1875 – 1962)
8. PRELUDIUM AND ALLEGRO 5‘41
Präludium und Allegro für Violine und Klavier

Ida Haendel violin
Alfréd Holeček piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1962 (4-8) Total Time 52'18

CD 9

■ Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)
VIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP. 64
Konzert für Violine und Orchester, e-Moll, op. 64
1. I. Allegro molto appassionato 12‘40
2. II. Andante 8‘35
3. III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace 6‘44

Ida Haendel violin
National Symphony Orchestra conductor / Dirigent Sir Malcolm Sargent (1-3)
recorded / aufgenommen 1945 (1-3), 1957

4. SALTARELLO, from the Symphony No. 4 5‘00
Saltarello, aus der 4. Sinfonie
(arr. for violin and piano)

■ Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713)
SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO IN D MINOR, OP. 5 No. 12, “La follia”
Sonate für Violine und Klavier, d-Moll, op. 5 Nr. 12
5. I. La follia 11‘18

■ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
PARTITA No. 2 IN D MINOR FOR SOLO VIOLIN. BWV 1004
Partitga für Violine solo Nr. 2, d-Moll, BWV 1004
6. V. Chaconne 16‘56

Ida Haendel violin Alfréd Holeček piano (4) Vladimir Yampolsky piano (5, 6)
recorded / aufgenommen 1960 (5, 6), 1957 (4, Live)
Total Time 61'31

CD 10

■ Béla Bartók (1881 – 1954)
ROMANIAN FOLK DANCES, Sz. 56 / Rumänische Volkstänze
(Arr. Zoltán Székely)
1. Allegro moderato (1’25) Allegro (0’32) Andante (1’20) 6‘30
Moderato (1’42) Allegro (0’29) Allegro (0’58)
SONATA No. 2, Sz. 76 / Sonate Nr. 2 für Violine und Klavier
2. I. Molto moderato 8‘32
3. II. Allegretto 12‘34

■ Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
4. HABANERA (Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera) 3‘00

■ Pablo de Sarasate (1844 – 1908)
5. ZIGEUNERWEISEN, OP 20 No. 1 8‘30

■ Niccolò Paganini (1782 – 1840)
6. MOSE-FANTASIA, after a theme by Rossini 5‘45
Moses-Fantasie, nach einem Thema von Rossini

■ Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946)
LA VIDA BREVE
7. DANZA ESPAÑOLA (Spanish Dance / Spanischer Tanz) 3‘11
(Arr. Fritz Kreisler)

■ Isaac Albeniz (1860 – 1909)
8. MALAGUEÑA, OP. 165 No. 3 3‘42

Ida Haendel violin Alfréd Holeček piano (1-6) Adela Kotowska piano (7)
Noel Mewton-Wood piano (8) recorded / aufgenommen 1957 (1, 4, Live)
1962 (2, 3, Live) 1962 (5, 6) 1942 (7) 1941 (8)
Total Time 52'16