Joseph Szigeti
Joseph Szigeti (1892-1973) was a Hungarian violinist, one of the great violin artists of the twentieth century. He was admired for musical intelligence, individuality and a searching, unsentimental style.
In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Bloch, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart, Bartók and other repertory, with artists including Thomas Beecham, Egon Petri and Bruno Walter.
Szigeti’s playing was not merely beautiful in the convent...
R. STRAUSS Don Quixote
BLOCH Violin Concerto
Studio and live recordings · 1932/1939
Total duration: 73:32
Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
Alfred Wallenstein, cello
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
London Philharmonic Orchestra
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
BRAHMS Viola Sonata No. 1
BRAHMS Rhapsodies, Intermezzi, Ballades*
Studio recordings, 1937-1955
Total duration 86:40 (CD: 76:59*)
Egon Petri, piano
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Samuel Lifschey, viola
*CDs omit the final two Ballades due to time constraints, but come with a free download that includes these recordings in both MP3 and CD-quality FLAC formats
RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suites 1 & 2
BERLIOZ Rêverie et caprice
Live recording, 1959
Total duration: 73:00
Joseph Szigeti, violin
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Pierre Monteux
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"
BARTOK Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin & Piano
DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin and Piano
BARTOK Second Sonata for Violin and Piano
Recorded at the Coolidge Auditorium, Library of Congress, Washington DC on April 13, 1940
Total duration: 69:43
Joseph Szigeti, violin
Béla Bartók, piano
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 1
Recorded in 1935
Duration 20:17
Joseph Szigeti, violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham
BACH Violin Sonatas 1 & 2
BACH Concerto for Two Violins
HANDEL Violin Sonata No. 4
TARTINI Violin Sonata in G
TARTINI Violin Concerto in D minor
MOZART Violin Sonata No. 21
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 4
short works by BACH, EXAUDET, TARTINI, VERACINI
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
WEBER Violin Sonata No. 3
PAGANINI Caprices
SCHUBERT Rondo
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Concerto
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3
Music by BERLIOZ, HUBAY, ELGAR, KREISLER, DVOŘÁK, CHABRIER, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, FALLA
WARLOCK Capriol Suite
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto
BARTÓK Hungarian Folk Tunes
BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances
IVES Violin Sonata No. 4
BLOCH Violin Concerto
music by DEBUSSY, RAVEL, MILHAUD, LIE, SZYMANOWSKI, SCRIABIN, STRAVINSKY