Mischa Elman – The Complete Victor Recordings (1926-32) (Remastered) (2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Mischa Elman – The Complete Victor Recordings (1926-32) (Remastered) (2024)
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Regarded today as one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century, the Ukrainian-born Mischa Elman. Elman made his first records at the age of 15, and at the age of 19 – following his triumphant Carnegie Hall début – he made his first recordings for The Victor Talking Machine Company. Elman – along with Kreisler and Heifetz – made up the triumvirate of violinists that dominated record sales in the 1920s and 30s.This 2-CD set features all of the electrical recordings Elman made between 1926-32. These vividly showcase the violinist’s fabled tone and inimitable rubato. Among the many solo pieces featured in this set are such perennial favourites as Schubert’s Ave Maria, Dvořák’s Humoresque, Bach’s Air on the G-String and the Meditation from Massenet’s Thaïs. Elman also recorded such rare but charming gems such as Riccardo Drigo’s Serenade from his ballet Les millions d’Arlequin, Frantisek Drdla’s Sehnsucht (‘Longing’), Rudolf Friml’s Au soir (‘At Evening’), and the Serenade by Harry Waldo Warner, an English violist who was one of the founding members of the London String Quartet. And Elman offers a delightful contribution of his own in the form of his piquant Tango.

Whether it be the childlike simplicity of Beethoven’s Minuet in G or the haunting Valse triste from Sibelius’s incidental music to Arvad Järnefelt’s play Kuolema – these early electrical recordings of little miniatures vividly display Elman’s unique artistry. In addition to short solo works Elman is featured playing first violin in his eponymous string quartet. This includes all four movements of Haydn’s D-minor Quartet, known as the Quinten (‘Fifths’), as well as the Haydn ‘Emperor’ Hymn and Tchaikovsky’s soulful Andante cantabile. Also featured in this set are several short encore pieces Elman made in London for HMV (‘His Master’s Voice’). These include a nocturne by Chopin, Mendelssohn’s beloved O for the Wings of a Dove, Ysaÿe’s haunting Rêve d’enfant and César Espejo’s brilliant Airs tziganes.

Tracklist:

1-1. Mischa Elman – 4 Morceaux, Op. 30: No. 2, Sérénade (Remastered 2024) (02:14)
1-2. Mischa Elman – Kaleidoscope, Op. 50: No. 21, Lettre d’amour (Remastered 2024) (02:54)
1-3. Mischa Elman – 3 Pieces for Piano, Op. 62: No. 3, Rêverie appassionée (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Arthur Walter Kramer) (Remastered 2024) (03:35)
1-4. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76 No. 2, Hob. III:76 “Fifths”: I. Allegro (Remastered 2024) (04:53)
1-5. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76 No. 2, Hob. III:76 “Fifths”: II. Andante o più tosto allegretto (Remastered 2024) (04:34)
1-6. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76 No. 2, Hob. III:76 “Fifths”: III. Minuet – Trio (Remastered 2024) (03:26)
1-7. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 61 in D Minor, Op. 76 No. 2, Hob. III:76 “Fifths”: IV. Finale. Vivace assai (Remastered 2024) (03:47)
1-8. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 62 in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. III:77 “Emperor”: II. Poco adagio cantabile (Remastered 2024) (03:38)
1-9. Mischa Elman – String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11, TH 111: II. Andante cantabile (Remastered 2024) (04:33)
1-10. Mischa Elman – Kaleidoscope, Op. 50: No. 9, Orientale (Arr. for Violin & Orchestra by Anonymous) (Remastered 2024) (02:38)
1-11. Mischa Elman – 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (03:48)
1-12. Mischa Elman – Souvenir (Remastered 2024) (03:26)
1-13. Mischa Elman – 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Mikhail Press) (Remastered 2024) (03:21)
1-14. Mischa Elman – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air “Air on the G String” (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (04:21)
1-15. Mischa Elman – Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Mischa Elman) (Remastered 2024) (04:26)
1-16. Mischa Elman – 2 Pieces from “Kuolema”, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Sam Franko) (Remastered 2024) (04:00)
1-17. Mischa Elman – L’école moderne, Op. 10: No. 5, Alla Saltarella (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Fritz Kreisler) (Remastered 2024) (01:53)
1-18. Mischa Elman – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Ferdinand Hüllweck) (Remastered 2024) (03:16)
1-19. Mischa Elman – Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6, D. 839 (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (04:42)
1-20. Mischa Elman – Thaïs: Méditation (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Anonymous) (Remastered 2024) (04:27)
1-21. Mischa Elman – Tango (Remastered 2024) (04:37)
1-22. Mischa Elman – The Golden Cockerel: Hymn to the Sun (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Sam Franko) (Remastered 2024) (04:13)
2-1. Mischa Elman – 6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Willy Burmester) (Remastered 2024) (02:35)
2-2. Mischa Elman – 6 Morceaux, Op. 85: No. 3, Cavatina (Remastered 2024) (04:41)
2-3. Mischa Elman – In das Album der Fürstin Metternich, WWV 94 “Albumblatt” (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (04:25)
2-4. Mischa Elman – 18 German Dances & Ecossaises, D. 783: No. 10, Valse sentimentale (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Sam Franko) (Remastered 2024) (02:52)
2-5. Mischa Elman – Légende, Op. 17 (Version for Violin & Piano) (Remastered 2024) (04:28)
2-6. Mischa Elman – The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Anonymous) (Remastered 2024) (02:26)
2-7. Mischa Elman – Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Preislied (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (04:17)
2-8. Mischa Elman – Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42, TH 116: No. 3, Mélodie (Remastered 2024) (03:17)
2-9. Mischa Elman – Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26, TH 56 (Remastered 2024) (08:30)
2-10. Mischa Elman – Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 (Version for Violin & Piano) (Remastered 2024) (08:35)
2-11. Mischa Elman – Serenade No. 1 “Kubelík” (Remastered 2024) (03:41)
2-12. Mischa Elman – Les millions d’Arlequin (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Leopold Auer) (Remastered 2024) (02:46)
2-13. Mischa Elman – Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2 (Remastered 2024) (02:24)
2-14. Mischa Elman – Sehnsucht, Op. 228 (Remastered 2024) (03:40)
2-15. Mischa Elman – Piece en forme de habanera (Remastered 2024) (03:17)
2-16. Mischa Elman – 3 Motets, Op. 39: No. 1, Veni Domine!, MWV B 24 (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Clarence Lucas) (Remastered 2024) (04:25)
2-17. Mischa Elman – Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major, B. 96 (Arr. for Violin & Piano by August Wilhelmj) (Remastered 2024) (04:56)
2-18. Mischa Elman – Rêve d’enfant, Op. 14 (Version for Violin & Piano) (Remastered 2024) (04:28)
2-19. Mischa Elman – Airs tziganes, Op. 11 (Remastered 2024) (04:36)

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