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Instruments of the orchestra. No. 1, Strings / commentary by Yehudi Menuhin ; script consultant, John Hosier

By: Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999 [narrator].
Contributor(s): Kempe, Rudolf, 1910-1976 [conductor] | Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983 [conductor] | Kletzki, Paul [conductor] | Cluytens, André [conductor] | Pini, Anthony, 1902-1989 | Hosier, John [editor] | Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra [performer] | Berliner Philharmoniker [performer] | Philharmonia Orchestra [performer] | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [performer].
Material type: materialTypeLabelMusicPublisher: Hayes, Middlesex : E.M.I. Records Limited, 1961Description: 1 audio disc ; 7 in.Content type: performed music Media type: audio Carrier type: audio discContained works: Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Suite, no. 4, D minor, Chaconne | Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Suite, no. 3, D, Air | Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Brandenburg concerto, no. 6, Finale | Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840 Nel cor piu non mi sento | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Concertos, K. 216, G major | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791 Sinfonia concertante, K.364 | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 Symphonies, no. 1, Finale | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 Concertos, piano, no. 2 | Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828 Unfinished symphony | Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 Symphonies, no. 5, Scherzo.Subject(s): String orchestra musicDDC classification: EP/2959
Contents:
Violin : String orchestra :Air from Suite no. 3 in D (Bach) (Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra) -- Yehudi Menuhin demonstrates nos. 1-7 ) : Open strings and compass-scales ; Crescendo and diminuendo (section of Chaconne from Bach's Suite no. 4 in D minor) ; Methods of bowing ; Double stopping ("Drink to me only") ; Muted strings (Mozart's Concerto in G major, K. 216) ; Harmonics ; Pizzicato ("Nel cor piu non mi sento" / Paganini ; Sound of violin section of full orchestra (Finale, Symphony no. 1 - Brahms) (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor, Kempe) -- Viola, cello, double bass : Viola (Yehudi Menuhin demonstrates nos. 1 & 2) : Open strings of violin followed by open strings and compass of viola ; Tone quality (opening of 2nd movement, Mozart's Sinfonia concertante, K.364) ; Sound of the viola section (Finale, Brandenburg concerto no. 6 - Bach) (Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra) -- Cello : (Anthony Pini demonstrates nos. 1-5) ; Open strings and compass of cello in comparison with open strings of viola ; Melody in low register (from 1st movement of Schubert's Unfinished symphony) ; Melody in high register (from Weber's Invitation to the dance) ; Muted strings (from same work) ; Harmonics ; Sound of solo cello with orchestra (from opening of 3rd movement. Piano concerto no. 2 - Brahms) (Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Boult) ; Sound of the cello section (recapitulation of 1st movement, Schubert's Unfinished symphony) (R.P.O., conducted by Kletzki) -- Double bass : (Edmund Chesterman demonstrates nos. 1 & 3) : Open strings and compass of double bass in comparison with open strings of cello ; Pizzicato (from "Sing for your supper" played by Frank Cordell & his Orchestra) ; Sound of double bass playing bass part (Scherzo, Symphony no. 5 - Beethoven) ; Full orchestra playing same passage (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Cluytens).
Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor ; R.P.O. ; Paul Kletzki, conductor ; Frank Cordell & his Orchestra ; André Cluytens, conductor.
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General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Vinyl EP/2959 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00237623
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Violin : String orchestra :Air from Suite no. 3 in D (Bach) (Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra) -- Yehudi Menuhin demonstrates nos. 1-7 ) : Open strings and compass-scales ; Crescendo and diminuendo (section of Chaconne from Bach's Suite no. 4 in D minor) ; Methods of bowing ; Double stopping ("Drink to me only") ; Muted strings (Mozart's Concerto in G major, K. 216) ; Harmonics ; Pizzicato ("Nel cor piu non mi sento" / Paganini ; Sound of violin section of full orchestra (Finale, Symphony no. 1 - Brahms) (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor, Kempe) -- Viola, cello, double bass : Viola (Yehudi Menuhin demonstrates nos. 1 & 2) : Open strings of violin followed by open strings and compass of viola ; Tone quality (opening of 2nd movement, Mozart's Sinfonia concertante, K.364) ; Sound of the viola section (Finale, Brandenburg concerto no. 6 - Bach) (Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra) -- Cello : (Anthony Pini demonstrates nos. 1-5) ; Open strings and compass of cello in comparison with open strings of viola ; Melody in low register (from 1st movement of Schubert's Unfinished symphony) ; Melody in high register (from Weber's Invitation to the dance) ; Muted strings (from same work) ; Harmonics ; Sound of solo cello with orchestra (from opening of 3rd movement. Piano concerto no. 2 - Brahms) (Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Boult) ; Sound of the cello section (recapitulation of 1st movement, Schubert's Unfinished symphony) (R.P.O., conducted by Kletzki) -- Double bass : (Edmund Chesterman demonstrates nos. 1 & 3) : Open strings and compass of double bass in comparison with open strings of cello ; Pizzicato (from "Sing for your supper" played by Frank Cordell & his Orchestra) ; Sound of double bass playing bass part (Scherzo, Symphony no. 5 - Beethoven) ; Full orchestra playing same passage (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Cluytens).

Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Adrian Boult, conductor ; R.P.O. ; Paul Kletzki, conductor ; Frank Cordell & his Orchestra ; André Cluytens, conductor.

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Declan Townsend Collection.