Tag: Walter Süsskind
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The Young Yehudi Menuhin
Parnassus presents an essential collection of newly remastered recordings showcasing the early recording history of one of the greatest violinists of the 20th-century, Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999). At the heart of this collection lies Menuhin’s recording of Schumman’s “lost” Violin Concerto. Recorded in 1938 with the New York Philharmonic and conductor John Barbirolli, the emotional intensity…
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Ginette Neveu Plays Sibelius Concerto & Violin Treasures
At age 15, violinist Ginette Neveu achieved worldwide celebrity status when she won one of the most famous music contests of all time – the 1935 Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, whose second- and third-place winners were two other legends of the instrument, David Oistrakh and Henri Temianka. Over the next fourteen years – until her…
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25 Thunderous Classics
