ARTHUR GRUMIAUX: MILESTONES OF A LEGEND (10 CDS)

10 CD box set of ten original albums, by one of the most important violinists of the 20th century, Arthur Grumiaux. These albums were made between 1956 and 1961 and include legendary recordings such as a complete cycle of Beethoven's violin sonatas with Clara Haskill, the complete solo sonatas and partitas by Bach and Mozart Sonatas No. 40 and 42. Plus works by Brahms, Mozart, Lalo, Ravel and Chausson. As a bonus there is Grumiaux performing Stravinsky's D-major violin concerto under the direction of Ferenc Fricsay.

 CD1
Beethoven - Les 10 sonates pour violon et piano - Vol. 1 (1958)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 3 in E flat major Op. 12,3
Sonate Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 12,3
1. I. Allegro con spirito
2. II. Adagio con molt’espressione
3. III. Rondo: Allegro molto
Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 12,2
Sonate Nr. 2 A-Dur, op. 12,2
4. I. Allegro vivace
5. II. Andante più tosto allegretto
6. III. Allegro piacevole
Sonata No. 8 in G major Op. 30,3
Sonate Nr. 8 G-Dur, op. 30,3
7. I. Allegro assai
8. II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
9. III. Allegro vivace
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Clara Haskil Klavier / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1956/1957

CD2
Beethoven - Les 10 sonates pour violon et piano -
Vol. 2 (1957)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring”
Sonate Nr. 5 F-Dur, op. 24 „Frühlings-Sonate“
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio molto espressivo
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto
4. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 / Sonate Nr. 4 a-Moll, op. 23
5. I. Presto
6. II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
7. III. Allegro molto
Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12,1 / Sonate Nr. 1 D-Dur, op. 12, 1
8. I. Allegro con brio
9. II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto
10. III. Rondo: Allegro
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Clara Haskil Klavier / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1956/1957

CD3
Beethoven - Les 10 sonates pour violon et piano -
Vol. 3 (1958)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30,2
Sonate Nr. 7 c-Moll, op. 30,2
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Adagio cantabile
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro
4. IV. Finale: Allegro
Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Sonate Nr. 10 G-Dur, op. 96
5. I. Allegro moderato
6. II. Adagio espressivo
7. III. Scherzo: Allegro
8. IV. Poco allegretto
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Clara Haskil Klavier / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1956/1957

CD4
Beethoven - Les 10 sonates pour violon et piano -
Vol. 4 (1958)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Sonate Nr. 9 A-Dur, op. 47 „Kreutzer”
1. I. Adagio sostenuto. Presto
2. II. Andante con variazioni
3. Variation I
4. Variation II
5. Variation III
6. Variation IV
7. Coda: Molto adagio
8. III. Finale: Presto
Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30,1 / Sonate Nr. 6 A-Dur, op. 30,1
9. I. Allegro
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Allegretto con variazioni
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Clara Haskil Klavier / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1956/1957

CD5
Mozart - Sonates pour violon et piano
No. 40 & No. 42 (1956)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sonata in B flat major, K 454 / Sonate B-Dur, KV 454
1. I. Largo. Allegro
2. II. Andante
3. Allegretto
Sonata in A major, K 526 / Sonate A-Dur, KV 526
4. I. Molto allegro
5. II. Andante
6. III. Presto
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Clara Haskil Klavier / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1956

CD6
Mozart - Violinkonzerte G-Dur und A-Dur (1962)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Violin concerto in G major, K 216
Violinkonzert G-Dur, KV 216
I. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Rondo: Allegro
Violin concerto in A major, K 219
Violinkonzert A-Dur, KV 219
4. I. Allegro aperto
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Rondo: Tempo di minuetto
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Colin Davis
aufgenommen / recorded 1961

CD7
Bach - Complete Sonatas And Partitas
For Solo Violin (1961)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sonaten und Partiten für Solovioline
Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001 / Sonate Nr. 1 g-Moll BWV 1001
I. I. Adagio
2. II. Fugue
3. III. Siciliano
4. IV. Presto
Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 / Partita Nr. 1 h-Moll BWV 1002
5. I. Allemande
6. II. Double
7. III. Courante
8. IV. Double
9. V. Sarabande
10. VI. Double
11. VII. Bourée
12. VIII. Double
Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003 / Sonate Nr. 2 a-Moll BWV 1003
13. I. Grave
14. II. Fugue
15. III. Andante
16. IV. Allegro
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1960 (1-4); 1961 (5-16)

CD8
Bach - Complete Sonatas And Partitas
For Solo Violin (1961)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sonaten und Partiten für Solovioline
Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 / Partita Nr. 2 d-Moll BWV 1004
1. I. Allemande
2. II. Courante
3. III. Sarabande
4. IV. Gigue
5. V. Chaconne
Sonata No. 3 in C major BWV 1005 / Sonate Nr. 3 C-Dur BWV 1005
6. I. Adagio
7. II. Fuga
8. III. Largo
9. IV. Allegro assai
Partita No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 / Partita Nr. 3 E-Dur BWV 1006
10. I. Preludio
11. II. Loure
12. III. Gavotte en rondeau
13. IV. Menuets 1 & 2
14. V. Bourrée
15. VI. Gigue
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
aufgenommen / recorded 1960 (10-15); 1961 (1-9)

CD9
Brahms - Violinkonzert (1959)
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Violin concerto in D major, Op. 77 / Violinkonzert D-Dur, op. 77
1. I. Allegro non troppo
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Concertgebouw Orchester, Amsterdam
Dirigent / conductor Eduard van Beinum
aufgenommen / recorded 1958

Bonus
Igor Strawinsky (1882–1971)
Violin concerto in D major / Violinkonzert D-Dur
4. I. Toccata
5. II. Aria I
6. III. Aria II
7. IV. Capriccio
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester
Dirigent / conductor Ferenc Fricsay
aufgenommen / recorded 1951

CD10
Chausson / Ravel / Lalo - Poème - Tzigane -
Symphonie Espagnole (1956)
Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)
I. Poème, op. 25

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
2. Tzigane

Édouard Lalo (1823–1892)
Symphony espagnol in D minor, Op. 21
Symphonie espagnole d-Moll, op. 21
3. I. Allegro non troppo
4. II. Scherzando: Allegro molto
5. III. Andante
6. IV. Rondo: Allegro
Arthur Grumiaux Violine / violin
Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux
Dirigent / conductor Jean Fournet
aufgenommen / recorded 1956