Wolfgang Schneiderhan - Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms: Violin Concertos (1960, 1962) [2019 SACD Vintage Collection]

The world's first SA-CD of all four concertos, including Beethoven, recorded in 1962 by Schneiderhan, who has a high reputation as a masterpiece. Excellent recording by DG. Decision board! New mastering in the home country from the original analog master tape

Wolfgang Schneiderhan (May 28, 1915 – May 18, 2002) was the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic during and after the war, and since 1949 he has been active internationally as a soloist. A famous Violinist from Vienna. From Vivaldi to Henze, among his wide-ranging repertoire he excelled most in works by Viennese composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. This collection of recordings in Berlin in the early days of stereo contains a group of works that form the core of his repertoire.

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Tracks:

Disc 1
1. Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218

Disc 2
3. Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56
4. Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102

Personnel:

Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Géza Anda, piano (3)
Pierre Fournier, cello (3)
János Starker, cello (4)
Berliner Philharmoniker (1, 2)
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (3, 4)
Conductor
Eugen Jochum (1)
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (2)
Ferenc Fricsay (3, 4)

Recorded:
May 1960 (3), December 1960 (2), June 1961 (4), May 1962 (1), Dahlem, Berlin