Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto – Johanna Martzy & Ida Haendel (Mono)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Johanna Martzy, Violin
Ida Haendel, Violin
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Hans Müller-Kray, Conductor
1LP, Old style tip-on Jacket with extra protection jacket for the record
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin vinyl
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Pallas (Germany)
Label : Analogphonic
Original label : SWR Music
Recorded on 5th February 1959 at Liederhalle Stuttgart (Johanna Martzy) and on 10th January 1953 at Sendesaal Villa Berg (Ida Haendel)
Engineered by Hannes Staub
Mastered by Rainer Maillard
Originally released in 1999
Reissued in 2016
Tracks :
Side A :
- Andante - Allegro con anima
- Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza - Moderato con anima
Side B :
- Valse. Allegro moderato
- Finale. Andante maestoso - Allegrovivace
Reviews:
“It is particularly instructive, following the terrific studio recordings of the concertos by Mendelssohn (and Brahms), to hear the exciting live concert recording made in Stuttgart a few years later with the chief conductor of the RSO, Hans Müller-Kray (1959) and appreciate what a phenomenal violinist Johanna Martzy was, without any thought of grandstanding or pretension, always authentic, fully emphatic and with a select, cultivated taste.” Christoph Schlüren
“The young Ida Haendel was technically on top form in Stuttgart in 1953-55 when she broadcast the Mendelssohn Concerto under the baton of Hans Müller-Kray, her approach, as ever, sweet-toned, fiery... always her intimitable self.” The Gramophone Magazine
Ratings:
Discogs : 5 / 5