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The father of modern viola playing the complete Columbia recordings (1924-33).

Title
The father of modern viola playing [sound recording] : the complete Columbia recordings (1924-33).
Author
Tertis, Lionel, 1876-1975.
Publication
[London, England] : Biddulph, p2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962.
  • Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953.
  • Reeves, George
  • Hobday, Ethel, 1872-1947.
  • Cohen, Harriet
  • Sammons, Albert, 1886-1957.
  • Harty, Hamilton, 1879-1941.
  • Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.
  • Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768.
  • Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957.
  • Dohnányi, Ernő, 1877-1960.
  • Tartini, Giuseppe, 1692-1770.
  • Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
  • Sulzer, Joseph
  • Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.
  • Arensky, Anton, 1861-1906.
  • Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924.
  • Guiraud, Ernest, 1837-1892.
  • Wolstenholme, W. (William), 1865-1931.
  • Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970.
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.
  • Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894.
  • Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.
  • Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
  • Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934.
  • Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886.
  • Halvorsen, Johan, 1864-1935.
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra. prf
Description
4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Uniform Title
Londonderry air.
Alternative Title
Complete Columbia recordings (1924-33)
Subjects
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • Program notes, biographical notes on performers, and discographical information, all in English ([28] p. : ports.) inserted in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded between 1924 and 1933.
Contents
  • CD 1: Chaconne / Bach (14:15) -- Come, sweet death / Bach ; arr. Tertis (2:53) -- Aria / Porpora (2:30) -- Much ado about nothing. Hornpipe / Korngold (1:46) -- Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 21 / Dohnányi (15:05) -- Old Irish Air / Trad. ; arr. Tertis (3:39) -- Hier au soir / Tertis (3:05) -- Fugue in D / Tartini ; arr. Kreisler (3:13) -- Nacht und Träume / Schubert ; arr. Tertis (2:55) -- Sonata no. 3. Andante (3:50) ; Allegro moderato (3:36) / Schubert -- Sarabande (Air on the G-string) / Sulzer (2:39) -- Slavonic dance no. 1 in G minor / Dvorák ; arr. Kreisler (2:51) -- Berceuse / Arensky ; arr. Tertis (3:33) -- La gitana / Kreisler (2:40) -- Après un rêve / Fauré (2:30) -- Melodrame / Guiraud (3:07) -- Canzona / Wolstenholme (2:18) -- Cherry ripe / Scott (2:40).
  • CD 2: Toccata in C. Adagio / Bach ; arr. Tertis (2:38) -- Sonata in F. Adagio non tanto (2:53) ; Allegro (2:52) / Handel ; arr. Tertis -- Sonata in A. Allegro molto (3:14) ; Theme with variations (3:42) / Mozart -- Theme and variations / Beethoven ; arr. Tertis (6:19) -- Du bist die Ruh' / Schubert ; arr. Tertis (3:07) -- On wings of song / Mendelssohn ; arr. Tertis (2:35) -- Melody in F / Rubinstein ; arr. Tertis (2:40) -- A pleading (2:41) ; Chanson sans paroles (2:12) ; Chanson triste (2:31) / Tchaikovsky ; arr. Tertis -- Minnelied / Brahms ; arr. Tertis (2:17) -- Three sketches. No. 1 : serenade (2:39) ; No. 2 : the blackbirds (2:31) ; No. 3 : the river (2:31) / Tertis -- Londonderry air / trad. ; arr. Tertis (2:44) -- Viola sonata / Bax (19:54).
  • CD 3: Violin sonata no. 2 / Delius ; arr. Tertis (11:33) -- Hassan. Serenade / Delius (2:47) -- Preludium and Allegro / Kreisler (4:27) -- Sweet remembrance (2:23) ; The fleecy cloud (2:31) / Mendelssohn ; arr. Tertis -- Liebestraum / Liszt ; arr. Tertis (3:55) -- Allegretto (2:52) ; The answer (3:33) / Wolstenholme -- Lament : old Irish air (2:32) ; Londonderry air (3:15) / trad. ; arr. Tertis -- Old German love song / trad. (2:42) -- Gondola song (3:14) ; Duetto (3:19) / Mendelssohn ; arr. Tertis -- Songs my mother taught me / Dvořák ; arr. Walter (2:25) -- Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 120, no. 1 / Brahms (21:36) -- Sonata in E. Allegretto / Sammartini (0:38) -- Come, sweet death / Bach ; arr. Tertis (1:31).
  • CD 4: Passacaglia / Handel ; arr. Halvorsen (7:23) -- Trio no. 2 in C minor, op. 66 / Mendelssohn () -- Trio in E, K. 542. Allegro (incomplete) (5:20) ; Andante (4:44) / Mozart -- Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364 / Mozart.
Call Number
*LDC 40955
OCLC
71827159
Author
Tertis, Lionel, 1876-1975.
Title
The father of modern viola playing [sound recording] : the complete Columbia recordings (1924-33).
Imprint
[London, England] : Biddulph, p2005.
Performer
Lionel Tertis, viola ; with Albert Sammons (CD 4, all tracks), violin ; William Murdoch (CD 1, tracks 5-7 and CD 4, track 2-7), Sir Arnold Bax (CD 2, tracks 18-20), George Reeves (CD 3, tracks 1-4), Ethel Hobday (CD 3, tracks 5-12), Harriet Cohen (CD 3, tracks 21-22), piano ; London PHilharmonic Orchestra, Sir Hamilton Harty, conductor (CD 4, tracks 8-10).
Event
Recorded between 1924 and 1933.
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Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Arranger
Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953. Instrumentalist
Reeves, George. Instrumentalist
Hobday, Ethel, 1872-1947. Instrumentalist
Cohen, Harriet. Instrumentalist
Sammons, Albert, 1886-1957. Instrumentalist
Harty, Hamilton, 1879-1941. Conductor
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Sonaten und Partiten, violin, BWV 1001-1006. Partita, no. 2. Chaconne; arranged.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Komm, süsser Tod; arranged.
Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768. Aria, violin, piano; arranged.
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957. Musik zu Shakespeare's Viel Lärmen um nichts. Selections; arranged.
Dohnányi, Ernő, 1877-1960. Sonatas, violin, piano, op. 21, C# minor; arranged.
Tertis, Lionel, 1876-1975. Hier au soir.
Tartini, Giuseppe, 1692-1770. Sonatas, violin, continuo, B. A 14, A major. Allegro; arranged.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Nacht und Träume; arranged.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Sonatinas, violin, piano, D. 408, G minor. Andante; arranged.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Sonatinas, violin, piano, D. 408, G minor. Allegro moderato; arranged.
Sulzer, Joseph. Saraband, violin, piano, op. 8; arranged.
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Slovanské tance, op. 46. No. 2; arranged.
Arensky, Anton, 1861-1906. Morceaux, violin, piano, op. 30. Berceuse; arranged.
Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Gitana; arranged.
Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Après un rêve; arranged.
Guiraud, Ernest, 1837-1892. Piccolino. Mélodrame; arranged.
Wolstenholme, W. (William), 1865-1931. Canzona, organ; arranged.
Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970. Cherry ripe.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Toccatas, organ, BWV 564, C major. Adagio; arranged.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Sonatas, op. 1. No. 12. Selections; arranged.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Sonatas, piano, K. 331, A major. Selections; arranged.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Variations sur le thème Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen. Selections; arranged.
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Du bist die Ruh; arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Gesänge, op. 34. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges; arranged.
Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894. Melodies, piano, op. 3. No. 1; arranged.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Net, tolʹko tot, kto znal; arranged.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Souvenir de Hapsal. Chant sans paroles; arranged.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Pʹesy sredneĭ trudnosti. Grustna︠i︡a pesenka; arranged.
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Gesänge, op. 71. Minnelied; arranged.
Tertis, Lionel, 1876-1975. Sketches.
Bax, Arnold, 1883-1953. Sonatas, viola, piano.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Sonatas, violin, piano, no. 2; arranged.
Delius, Frederick, 1862-1934. Hassan. Serenade; arranged.
Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962. Präludium und Allegro, violin, piano; arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 19b. Nr. 1; arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 53. Nr. 2; arranged.
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Liebesträume, piano. Nr. 3; arranged.
Wolstenholme, W. (William), 1865-1931. Allegretto, viola, piano.
Wolstenholme, W. (William), 1865-1931. Antwort; arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 19b. Nr. 6, Venetianisches Gondellied; arranged.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder ohne Worte, piano, op. 38. Nr. 6, Duett; arranged.
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Zigeunermelodien. Als die alte Mutter; arranged.
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Sonatas, clarinet, piano, op. 120. No. 1.
Halvorsen, Johan, 1864-1935. Passacaglia, violin, viola, G minor.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Trios, piano, violin, cello, no. 2, op. 66, C minor.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Trios, piano, violin, cello, K. 542, E major. Selections.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Sinfonie concertanti, violin, viola, orchestra, K. 364, E♭ major.
London Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer
Added Title
Londonderry air.
Publisher No.
80216-2 Biddulph
Research Call Number
*LDC 40955 Notes on file.
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