This concert features virtuoso violinist Yehudi Menuhin (1916?EUR"1999) at the Charlie Chaplin Studios in 1947. Together with various artists he performed classical and romantic works of famous composers such as Beethoven, Wieniawski, Bach, Paganini and others. Yehudi Menuhin in Concert Magic is the very first concert film produced by and for Hollywood. This concert was premiered at the Stage Door Cinema in San Francisco for movie audiences. Yehudi Menuhin was at the age of 32 and was at the pinnacle of his fame.
Bonus features:
- The Story behind "Concert Magic" - Yehudi Menuhin in conversation with Humphrey Burton
Part 1
1 Opening credits
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1: I. Allegro con brio
Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006
Scherzo-tarantelle, Op. 16
Ave Maria
3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5
Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7, No. 1
3 Etudes, Op. 104b: No. 2 in F major
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: Aria: Erbarme dich
Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72
Erlkonig, Op. 1, D. 328
Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3
Etude No. 8 in F major, Op. 10, No. 8
Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. posth.
6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (None but the Lonely Heart)
L'arte del violino: Caprice in D major, Op. 3, No. 23, "Il Labirinto Armonico" (arr. D Ferdinand)
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air (arr. A. Wilhelmj)
24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A minor: Tema quasi presto - 11 Variations - Finale (arr. F. Kreisler)
Ellen's Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. A. Wilhelmj)
2 End credits