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# Performers: Arthur Grumiaux
# Composers: Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Albeniz,
Isaac, Granados, Enrique, Saint-Saens, Camille, Faure, Gabriel, Lalo, Edouard, Sarasate, Pablo de, Paganini,
Nicolo, Chausson, Ernest, Fiocco, Joseph-Hector
Review: (amazon)
Now that Decca, Philips and Deutsche Grammophon, among others, are all part of Universal, we have seen some
interesting things happen, and not all of them bad. What I'm referring to in this case is the new "Original
Masters" Limited Edition Box Set series. Finally, the classical music world has taken a page out of the jazz
reissue handbook -- put out a quality product featuring rare recordings but make its availability limited,
and people will snatch it up. In the "Original Masters" series, first DG and now Decca/Philips have each
reissued five box sets, of 4 to 7 CDs each, in distinguished, space-saving slim paper boxes, though the style
of packaging is different. The DG sets feature 50s style graphics design on their covers, while the
Decca/Philips ones have a distinctive rainbow/spectrum pattern on the spines and banners, and a black-and-
white photo of the artist in question on the face of the box.
This particular set features the historical Philips recordings of the great violinist Arthur Grumiaux from
1953-62. As the track information is non-existent above, I will try to be of assistance. The first two discs
contain the complete Mozart Violin Concertos, including K271i which is now regarded as doubtful (to be
composed by Mozart), with Bernhard Paumgartner and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra (VSO) from 1953-55. It is
wonderful to compare these performances to Grumiaux's stereo Mozart VC Cycle on Philips with Colin Davis (see
my review). Disc three is all works for violin and piano (with pianist Istvan Hajdu) -- Debussy, Ravel and
Faure (No. 1) Sonatas, Ravel's Piece en Forme de Habanera, Faure's Les Berceaux, Saraste's Zigeunerweisen,
Fiocco's Allegro, Granados' Andaluza, and Albeniz's Tango (all from 1962). Disc four features shorter works
for violin and orchestra -- Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Chausson's Poeme, Ravel's Tzigane, Saint-Saens'
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and Havanaise. All are with Jean Fournet conducting the Orchestre des
Concerts Lamoureux (OCL) from 1954, except the Capriccioso which is 1956. Lastly, CD Five returns to
concertos with the Mendelssohn (Rudolf Moralt/VSO, 1954) and Paganini No. 4 (Franco Gallini/OCL, 1954), and
concludes with Paganini's I Palpiti and Le Streghe with pianist Riccardo Castagnone (1958). Despite the fact
that the recordings on four of the five discs are in mono (CD3 is in stereo), the first rate performances
more than compensate for any audio shortcomings. Well, I guess the consolidation of the music industry isn't
so bad after all, as long as I can look forward to more reissues like this.
List
CD 01
01;Mozart-Violin Concerto No.1-1. Allegro moderato;0:06:19.33
02;2. Adagio;0:06:48.29
03;3. Presto;0:04:59.22
04;Mozart-Violin Concerto No.2-1. Allegro moderato;0:08:15.38
05;2. Andante;0:06:31.54
06;3. Rondeau-Allegro;0:04:03.81
07;Mozart-Violin Concerto No.5-1. Allegro aperto;0:09:10.76
08;2. Adagio;0:09:58.72
09;3. Rondeau-Tempo di mminuetto;0:07:59.98
CD 02
01;Mozart-Concerto N.3, I;0:08:29.78
02;Mozart-Concerto N.3, II;0:07:53.45
03;Mozart-Concerto N.3, III;0:05:32.48
04;Mozart-Concerto N.4, I;0:08:59.49
05;Mozart-Concerto N.4, II;0:06:44.50
06;Mozart-Concerto N.4, III;0:06:39.08
07;Mozart-Concerto in D, K.271i, I;0:10:05.40
08;Mozart-Concerto in D, K.271i, II;0:07:50.49
09;Mozart-Concerto in D, K.271i, III;0:08:02.77
CD 03
01;Debussy-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-1. Allegro vivo;0:04:16.78
02;Debussy-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-2. Intermede;0:03:59.66
03;Debussy-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-3. Finale-Tres anime;0:04:11.84
04;Ravel-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-1. Allegretto;0:07:49.89
05;Ravel-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-2. Blues-Moderato;0:05:33.56
06;Ravel-Sonata for Violin and Piano in Sol Major-3. Perpetuum mobile-Allegro;0:03:44.44
07;Faure-Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in La Major-1. Allegro molto;0:07:38.65
08;Faure-Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in La Major-2. Andante;0:06:55.61
09;Faure-Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in La Major-3. Allegro vivo;0:03:50.21
10;Faure-Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in La Major-4. Allegro quasi presto;0:05:22.10
11;Ravel (Arr. G. Catherin)-Piece en forme de Habanera;0:02:50.38
12;Faure-Les berceaux, Op.23 No.1;0:02:48.32
13;Sarasate-Zigeunerweisen, Op.20;0:08:12.89
14;Fiocco (Arr. H Bent & N. O'Neill)-Allegro (Pieces de Clavecin, Op.1);0:02:59.97
15;Granados (Arr. Kreisler)-Andaluza (Danzas Espanolas, Op.37 No.5);0:03:56.01
16;Albeniz (Arr. Kreisler)-Tango, Op.165 No.2;0:02:36.22
CD 04
01;Lalo-Symphonie espagnole, I;0:07:26.00
02;Lalo-Symphonie espagnole, II;0:04:15.00
03;Lalo-Symphonie espagnole, IV;0:06:18.00
04;Lalo-Symphonie espagnole,V;0:08:20.00
05;Chausson-Poeme;0:15:52.00
06;Ravel-Tzigane;0:10:13.00
07;Saint-Saens-Introduction et Rondo capriccioso;0:08:59.00
08;Saint-Saens-Havanaise;0:09:41.00
CD 04
01;Mendelssohn-Violin Concerto in Mi minor, Op. 64 -I- Allegro molto appassionato;0:12:21.96
02;Mendelssohn-Violin Concerto in Mi minor, Op. 64 -II- Andante;0:07:40.92
03;Mendelssohn-Violin Concerto in Mi minor, Op. 64 -III- Allegro non troppo-Allegro molto vivace;0:06:30.62
04;Paganini-Violin Concerto No. 4 in Re minor -I- Allegro maestoso;0:15:03.08
05;Paganini-Violin Concerto No. 4 in Re minor -I- Adagio flebile con sentimento;0:06:10.25
06;Paganini-Violin Concerto No. 4 in Re minor -I- Rondo galante-Andantino gaio;0:08:06.37
07;Paganini (Arr. Kreisler)-I Palpiti, Op. 13;0:11:02.74
08;Paganini (Arr. Kreisler)-Le Streghe, Op. 8;0:09:22.41
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