Limited 11 disc (nine CDs + two DVDs) set. "An independent spirit, a gracious, generous woman who was also deserving of a place among the great pianists of the 20th century." Hephzibah Menuhin is summed up in those word by Bruno Monsaingeon, who was close to both her and her dazzlingly famous violinist brother, Yehudi. The distinguished French filmmaker has curated this set, spanning the years from 1933 to 1980, the year before Hephzibah Menuhin's death at the age of 60. Containing a substantial proportion of world premiere releases - live performances and TV interviews - Hephzibah Menuhin: Homage documents the pianist in her familiar role as her brother's duo partner and sheds new light on her prowess as a recitalist and concerto soloist. It also provides fascinating insights into her life, her relationship with Yehudi and her humanitarian beliefs and activities.
Limited 11 disc (nine CDs + two DVDs) set. "An independent spirit, a gracious, generous woman who was also deserving of a place among the great pianists of the 20th century." Hephzibah Menuhin is summed up in those word by Bruno Monsaingeon, who was close to both her and her dazzlingly famous violinist brother, Yehudi. The distinguished French filmmaker has curated this set, spanning the years from 1933 to 1980, the year before Hephzibah Menuhin's death at the age of 60. Containing a substantial proportion of world premiere releases - live performances and TV interviews - Hephzibah Menuhin: Homage documents the pianist in her familiar role as her brother's duo partner and sheds new light on her prowess as a recitalist and concerto soloist. It also provides fascinating insights into her life, her relationship with Yehudi and her humanitarian beliefs and activities.
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Rel. Date: 02/05/2021
UPC: 190295270315

Homage
Artist: Hepzibah Menuhin
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1. CD1- Speech by Hephzibah Menuhin interviewed by Henri Jaton for Radio Télévision Suisse
2. Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro
3. Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante
4. Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto
5. Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro
6. Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: II. Andante
7. Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: III. Rondo - Allegro grazioso
8. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: I. Allegro
9. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: II. Andante
10. Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: III. Rondo allegretto
11. CD2- Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace
12. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino
13. Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo
14. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: I. Allegro
15. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: II. Allegretto
16. Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: III. Allegro assai
17. Concerto for 2 Pianos No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K. 365: I. Allegro (Live)
18. Concerto for 2 Pianos No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K. 365: II. Andante (Live)
19. Concerto for 2 Pianos No. 10 in E-Flat Major, K. 365: III. Rondo - Allegro (Live)
20. CD3- Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: I. Adagio
21. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: II. Allegro
22. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non tanto
23. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro
24. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
25. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
26. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo ; Trio - Allegro
27. Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale - Allegro - Presto
28. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
29. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt' espressione
30. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo - Allegro molto
31. CD4- Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
32. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
33. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
34. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: I. Allegro con spirito
35. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: II. Andante
36. Sonata for 2 Pianos in D Major, K. 448: III. Molto allegro
37. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 1, Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (Live)
38. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 2, Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut (Live)
39. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 3, O die Frauen (Tenor, Bass) [Live]
40. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 4, Wie des Abends schöne Röte (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano) [Live]
41. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 5, Die grüne Hopfenranke (Live)
42. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 6, Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel (Live)
43. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 7, Wohl schön bewandt war es (Mezzo-soprano) [Live]
44. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 8, Wenn so lind dein Augen mir (Live)
45. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 9, Am Donaustrande (Live)
46. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 10, O wie sanft die Quelle (Live)
47. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 11, Nein, est ist nicht auszukommen (Live)
48. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 12, Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser (Live)
49. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 13, Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft (Soprano, Mezzo-soprano) [Live]
50. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 14, Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (Tenor, Bass) [Live
51. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 15, Nachtigall, sie singt so schön (Live)
52. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 16, . Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe (Live)
53. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 17, Nicht wandle, mein Licht (Tenor) [Live]
54. Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52: No. 18, Es bebet das Gesträuche (Live)
55. CD5- Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
56. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: II. Adagio
57. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato
58. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: I. Allegro appassionato
59. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: II. Andante un poco adagio
60. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: III. Allegretto grazioso
61. Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 No. 1: IV. Vivace
62. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: I. Allegro amabile
63. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: II. Appassionato, ma non troppo allegro
64. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: III. Andante con moto - Allegro non troppo
65. Clarinet Sonata No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 120 No. 2: IV. Allegro non troppo
66. CD6- Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
67. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft
68. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: III. Leise, einfach
69. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: IV. Bewegt
70. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: I. Maestoso
71. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio
72. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: III. Allegro non troppo
73. CD7- Rondo brillant in B Minor, D. 895
74. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": I. Allegro vivace
75. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": II. Andante
76. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": III. Scherzo. Presto
77. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": IV. Tema e variazioni
78. Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "Trout": V. Finale. Allegro giusto
79. Le Carnaval des animaux: I. Introduction et Marche royale du lion
80. Le Carnaval des animaux: II. Poules et coqs
81. Le Carnaval des animaux: III. Hémiones (ou Animaux véloces)
82. Le Carnaval des animaux: IV. Tortues
83. Le Carnaval des animaux: V. L'Éléphant
84. Le Carnaval des animaux: VI. Kangourous
85. Le Carnaval des animaux: VII. Aquarium
86. Le Carnaval des animaux: VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
87. Le Carnaval des animaux: IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
88. Le Carnaval des animaux: X. Volière
89. - Le Carnaval des animaux: XI. Pianistes
90. Le Carnaval des animaux: XII. Fossiles
91. Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne
92. Le Carnaval des animaux: XIV. Final
93. CD8- Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: I. Allegro appassionato
94. Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: II. Adagio
95. Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: III. Allegro
96. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148, L. 140: I. Allegro vivo
97. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148, L. 140: III. Finale. Très anim
98. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148, L. 140: III. Finale. Très animé
99. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": I. Moderato malinconico (Live)
100. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso (Live)
101. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso (Live
102. CD9- Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O 4: I. Allegro
103. Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O 4: II. Adagio
104. Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O 4: III. Allegro molto
105. Piano Concerto: I. Allegro vivo
106. Piano Concerto: II. Tragico
107. Piano Concerto: III. Allegro vivo
108. CD10- Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro - IV. Allegretto poco mosso
109. Introduction and Variations in E Minor, Op. posth. 160, D. 802 (Excerpt) [Live]
110. Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595 ^1.11

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Limited 11 disc (nine CDs + two DVDs) set. "An independent spirit, a gracious, generous woman who was also deserving of a place among the great pianists of the 20th century." Hephzibah Menuhin is summed up in those word by Bruno Monsaingeon, who was close to both her and her dazzlingly famous violinist brother, Yehudi. The distinguished French filmmaker has curated this set, spanning the years from 1933 to 1980, the year before Hephzibah Menuhin's death at the age of 60. Containing a substantial proportion of world premiere releases - live performances and TV interviews - Hephzibah Menuhin: Homage documents the pianist in her familiar role as her brother's duo partner and sheds new light on her prowess as a recitalist and concerto soloist. It also provides fascinating insights into her life, her relationship with Yehudi and her humanitarian beliefs and activities.