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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Romances [IMPORT]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Wilhelm Furtwängler (Conductor), Lucerne Festival Orchestra (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Yehudi Menuhin (Performer)
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Product Details

  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler
  • Performer: Yehudi Menuhin
  • Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra of London
  • Audio CD (September 9, 1997)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Testament UK
  • ASIN: B000003XKA
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #167,815 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Violin Concerto In D Major,Op.62: I. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Violin Concerto In D Major,Op.62: II. Larghetto
3. Violin Concerto In D Major,Op.62: III. Rondo (Allegro)
4. Romance No. 1 In G Major, Op. 40
5. Romance No. 2 In F Major, Op. 50
On this CD:
  1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Lucerne Festival Orchestra
    with Yehudi Menuhin
    Conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler

  2. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Yehudi Menuhin
    Conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler

  3. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Yehudi Menuhin
    Conducted by Wilhelm Furtwangler

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Made when Menuhin was in his 30s, this recording catches him at his incomparable peak. His technique is effortless, smooth, and perfect, but it is his tone that is truly breathtaking in its intensity, radiance, purity, and personal expressiveness. The low register glows warmly, while the top has a celestial shimmer. Playing from deep inside the music, he emphasizes the improvisatory freedom of the Romances, especially the second one, making them dreamy, warm, urgent, ecstatic, ethereal, and almost too romantic. The Concerto, too, has a wonderful, flexible spontaneity combined with a grand conception; each theme has its own characte