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Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
Apr 21, 2024 · Yehudi Menuhin, Lord Menuhin of Stoke d’Abernon (born April 22, 1916, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 12, 1999, Berlin, Germany) was one of the leading violin virtuosos of the 20th century.
Yehudi Menuhin was a rich enigma: a gentle spirit tied to an implacable will: a perfectionist who loved amateurs and young beginners; an ascetic who relished down-to-earth pleasures.
The Man • Yehudi Menuhin. A visionary & artist. Yehudi Menuhin was a rich enigma: a gentle spirit tied to an implacable will: a perfectionist who loved amateurs and young beginners; an ascetic who relished down-to-earth pleasures. A visionary who got things done.
Jun 20, 2019 · Yehudi Menuhin was the twentieth century's greatest violinist. As famous as any Hollywood star, he even had songs written about him. A child prodigy, unmatched by his contemporaries, he...
Apr 22, 2016 · One hundred years ago, a musician was born who took the world by storm, both with his violin and with his warmhearted humanity. Yehudi Menuhin was born April 22, 1916, in the Bronx to Russian...
Oct 28, 2006 · Premiere: 8/12/1991. Yehudi Menuhin had one of the longest and most distinguished careers of any violinist of the twentieth century. The child of recent immigrants, Menuhin was born in...
Menuhin made recordings from 1928 until the year of his death, and his contract with EMI (now administered by Warner Classics) is the longest in the history of the recording industry. His interpretations of the Elgar violin concerto conducted by the composer, and of the Beethoven and Brahms concerti under the baton of Furtwängler, have never ...
The celebrated violinist Yehudi Menuhin founded his school in Surrey in 1963 to provide a place for musically gifted children from around the world to develop their talents to the highest level within a nurturing and stimulating academic environment, regardless of their economic background.
Apr 21, 2016 · A child violin prodigy, Yehudi Menuhin went on to boost morale in World War II, campaign for equality and earn praise from Albert Einstein. The great violinist died 17 years ago, but his legacy...
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Handel: Water Music; 2 Concerti Grossi; 6 Sonatas
1999
Beethoven: Kreutzer Sonata, Ghost Trio
1996
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 2, 5
1998
Beethoven: Frühlings-Sonate; Erzherzog-Trio
1996
Bach: Sonaten für violine & klavier
2006
Elgar: Enigma Variations; Nursery Rhyme Suite; Chanson de Matin; March No. 4
2005
