Showing posts with label Szeryng. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Szeryng. Show all posts

Monday, April 6, 2009

Alban Berg: Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"/ Arnold Schoenberg: Piano Concerto Op. 42, Violin Concerto Op. 36 - Henryk Szeryng (Berg), Alfred Brendel (Op. 42), Zvi Zeitlin (Op. 36), Rafael Kubelik, Berliner Philharmoniker (Violin Concertos), Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Piano Concerto)(1968, 1971, 1971)


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Zvi Zeitlin plays the 1734 "Prince Doria" Guarneri del Gesu' (picture below). Regarding Henryk Szeryng: see previous posts.


Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo BWV 1001-1006 - Henryk Szeryng (1956)



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CD 1: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata BWV 1001, Partita BWV 1002, Sonata BVW 1003
CD 2: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita BWV 1004, Sonata BWV 1005, Partita BWV 1006

More information about Henryk Szeryng can be found at http://www.henrykszeryng.net/en/main.php and at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=157348880. A complete discography can be found at: http://www.tanomura.com/music/szeryng/.
Henryk Szeryng played many violins in his life, and it is unknown to me which one he used for this recording. I can only guess that he might have used the only one he kept for himself after retiring (he donated the other ones to various institutions), the 1743 Guarneri del Gesu' "Leduc".