Yehudi Menuhin & Hephzibah Menuhin - The Menuhin Century - Complete Recordings on Warner with Hephzibah Menuhin (2026)

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Artist: Yehudi Menuhin, Hephzibah Menuhin
Title: The Menuhin Century - Complete Recordings on Warner with Hephzibah Menuhin
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 21:52:49
Total Size: 5.02 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro (07:46)
2. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio (05:02)
3. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento (02:59)
4. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato (05:48)
5. Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Minor "F-A-E": III. Scherzo, WoO 2 (05:14)
6. Beethoven: Rondo for Violin and Piano in G Major, WoO 41 (03:35)
7. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro (04:37)
8. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante (07:40)
9. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto (06:20)
10. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: I. Fantasia. Allegro giusto (08:43)
11. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro furioso ma non troppo (05:44)
12. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (a) Tema con variazioni. Tema (01:32)
13. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (b) Variation I (00:56)
14. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (c) Variation II (00:45)
15. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (d) Variation III (01:16)
16. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (e) Variation IV (01:50)
17. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (f) Variation V (01:11)
18. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (g) Variation VI. Allegro (01:10)
19. Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata in A Minor: III. (h) Tempo del preludio, ma tranquillo (03:09)
20. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro (04:22)
21. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: II. Andante (06:16)
22. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 24 in F Major, K. 376: III. Rondo. Allegro grazioso (05:26)
23. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro (03:24)
24. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 26 in B-Flat Major, K. 378: II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile (05:01)
25. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegretto ben moderato (06:50)
26. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro (08:06)
27. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato (08:10)
28. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (06:15)
29. Bach, JS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: I. Adagio (05:50)
30. Bach, JS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: II. Allegro (02:59)
31. Bach, JS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: III. Adagio ma non tanto (04:50)
32. Bach, JS: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016: IV. Allegro (03:50)
33. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: I. Pezzo elegiaco - Moderato assai - Allegro giusto (17:52)
34. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (a) Tema. Andante con moto (00:54)
35. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (b) Variazione I (00:50)
36. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (c) Variazione II. Più mosso (00:42)
37. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (d) Variazione III. Allegro moderato (00:50)
38. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (e) Variazione IV. L'istesso tempo (01:04)
39. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (f) Variazione V. L'istesso tempo (00:39)
40. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (g) Variazione VI. Tempo di valse (02:26)
41. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (h) Variazione VII. Allegro moderato (01:27)
42. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (i) Variazione VIII. Fuga (02:42)
43. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (j) Variazione IX. Andante flebile ma non troppo (03:04)
44. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (k) Variazione X. Tempo di mazurka (01:49)
45. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (l) Variazione XI. Moderato (02:03)
46. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (m) Variazione finale e coda. Allegro risoluto e con fuoco. Andante con moto. Lugu (12:35)
47. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (12:37)
48. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni (15:36)
49. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto (07:17)
50. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace (03:38)
51. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio (07:09)
52. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (11:04)
53. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo - Trio. Allegro (03:01)
54. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro - Presto (05:02)
55. Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: I. Allegro appassionato (12:51)
56. Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: II. Adagio (11:00)
57. Bartók: Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz. 75: III. Allegro (09:29)
58. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": I. Moderato malinconico (08:22)
59. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso (08:19)
60. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso (07:13)
61. Schubert: Rondo brillant in B Minor, D. 895 (12:54)
62. Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: I. Andante (08:10)
63. Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: II. Scherzo. Allegro (07:04)
64. Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: III. Adagio mesto (08:21)
65. Brahms: Horn Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 40: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio (06:07)
66. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: I. Allegro (09:03)
67. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: II. Andante con moto (07:04)
68. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: III. Scherzo. Presto (04:16)
69. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87: IV. Finale. Allegro giocoso (05:52)
70. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (10:30)
71. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft (04:09)
72. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: III. Leise, einfach (06:54)
73. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: IV. Bewegt (06:32)
74. Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G Major: I. Très modéré - Vif et passionné (11:17)
75. Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G Major: II. Très lent (11:49)
76. Lekeu: Violin Sonata in G Major: III. Très animé (08:47)
77. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio (07:34)
78. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (09:42)
79. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": III. Presto (08:46)
80. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: I. Poco sostenuto - Allegro, ma non troppo (09:33)
81. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: II. Allegretto (05:31)
82. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: III. Allegretto, ma non troppo (05:53)
83. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro (07:07)
84. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro (07:03)
85. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio (04:46)
86. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento (02:44)
87. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato (05:23)
88. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegretto ben moderato (06:47)
89. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro (07:50)
90. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato (08:14)
91. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso (06:16)
92. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": I. Moderato malinconico (07:56)
93. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso (08:21)
94. Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso (07:29)
95. Pizzetti: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major: I. Tempestoso (11:31)
96. Pizzetti: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major: II. Preghiera per gl'innocenti (09:42)
97. Pizzetti: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major: III. Vivo e fresco (08:50)
98. Szymanowski: Mythes, Op. 30: III. Dryades et Pan (07:11)
99. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: I. Vivace, ma non troppo (10:20)
100. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: II. Adagio (08:11)
101. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78: III. Allegro molto moderato (08:14)
102. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro (07:11)
103. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio (04:37)
104. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento (02:43)
105. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato (05:32)
106. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato (09:27)
107. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo (05:58)
108. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (01:43)
109. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto (08:10)
110. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro (09:59)
111. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo (06:33)
112. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (01:08)
113. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (06:43)
114. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (12:23)
115. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante con variazioni (15:30)
116. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto (06:50)
117. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (11:03)
118. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft (04:05)
119. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: III. Leise, einfach (07:07)
120. Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121: IV. Bewegt (06:46)
121. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: I. Molto allegro (06:43)
122. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: II. Andante (07:00)
123. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto (06:24)
124. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio (08:08)
125. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: II. Adagio cantabile (11:22)
126. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: III. Scherzo - Trio. Allegro (03:35)
127. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30 No. 2: IV. Finale. Allegro - Presto (05:31)
128. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato (09:52)
129. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo (06:26)
130. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (01:50)
131. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto (08:45)
132. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro moderato (15:19)
133. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso (09:13)
134. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (05:59)
135. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace (09:00)
136. Schubert: Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, D. 28 "Sonatensatz" (07:11)
137. Schubert: Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 897 "Notturno" (08:10)
138. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato (12:18)
139. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": II. Scherzo. Allegro (06:45)
140. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto (12:03)
141. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": IV. Allegro moderato (07:16)
142. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: I. Allegro (12:24)
143. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto (09:14)
144. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro molto (06:34)
145. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, D. 929: IV. Allegro moderato (13:29)
146. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": I. Allegro vivace e con brio (07:18)
147. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (08:40)
148. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": III. Presto (08:38)
149. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: I. Allegro moderato (08:07)
150. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: II. Adagio espressivo (05:26)
151. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (01:38)
152. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96: IV. Poco allegretto (08:04)
153. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito (06:26)
154. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione (07:51)
155. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto (04:23)
156. Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: I. Allegro (10:31)
157. Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: II. Andante (07:09)
158. Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato (07:31)
159. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: I. Adagio - Allegro (06:38)
160. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: II. Tema con variazioni (08:37)
161. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379: III. Allegretto (01:32)
162. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: I. Pezzo elegiaco - Moderato assai - Allegro giusto (16:00)
163. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (a) Tema. Andante con moto (00:48)
164. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (b) Variazione I (00:48)
165. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (c) Variazione II. Più mosso (00:32)
166. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (d) Variazione III. Allegro moderato (00:50)
167. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (e) Variazione IV. L'istesso tempo (00:54)
168. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (f) Variazione V. L'istesso tempo (00:31)
169. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (g) Variazione VI. Tempo di valse (02:30)
170. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (h) Variazione VII. Allegro moderato (01:10)
171. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (i) Variazione VIII. Fuga (02:40)
172. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (j) Variazione IX. Andante flebile ma non troppo (02:36)
173. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (k) Variazione X. Tempo di mazurka (01:32)
174. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (l) Variazione XI. Moderato (01:50)
175. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. (m) Variazione finale e coda. Allegro risoluto e con fuoco. Andante con moto. Lugu (12:05)
176. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: I. Allegro risoluto (08:55)
177. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: II. Romance. Andante (10:01)
178. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: III. Allegro non troppo (10:05)
179. Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-Flat Major, K. 365: I. Allegro (09:53)
180. Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-Flat Major, K. 365: II. Andante (07:07)
181. Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E-Flat Major, K. 365: III. Rondo. Allegro (07:00)
182. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: I. Allegro vivace (08:59)
183. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: II. Andantino (06:42)
184. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-Flat Major, K. 449: III. Allegro ma non troppo (05:50)
185. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: I. Allegro (11:36)
186. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: II. Allegretto (07:31)
187. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F Major, K. 459: III. Allegro assai (07:48)
188. Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: I. Allegro (19:31)
189. Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: II. Adagio (08:42)
190. Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: III. Allegro molto (09:29)
191. Mozart: Concerto No. 7 for 3 Pianos in F Major, K. 242: I. Allegro (08:28)
192. Mozart: Concerto No. 7 for 3 Pianos in F Major, K. 242: II. Adagio (08:14)
193. Mozart: Concerto No. 7 for 3 Pianos in F Major, K. 242: III. Rondo. Tempo di minuetto (05:49)
194. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526: III. Presto (06:08)
195. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 41 in E-Flat Major, K. 481: II. Adagio (Live) (08:20)

The legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin was the eldest child of Russian-born Hebrew scholars who met in Palestine, emigrated to New York City, and moved to San Francisco soon after their son's birth. After just three years of violin study, Yehudi made a legendary debut at age seven with the local symphony. His Carnegie Hall debut three years later, in the Beethoven Violin Concerto, garnered praise that likened him to Mozart as a prodigy, whereupon the family (which now included sisters Hephzibah and Yaltah) lived gypsy-like in hotels wherever Yehudi was engaged at enormous fees. But the child's talent was instinctive. As Fritz Kreisler was to remark later on, "Because the young Menuhin had anticipated so early and so much of what nature had given him, I foresaw that he would have great difficulties." And he did.

When an eminent elder colleague requested a scale after the boy had played Lalo's Symphonie espagnole flawlessly, Menuhin wrote in his autobiography, Unfinished Journey, "I groped all over the fingerboard like a blind mouse.... I played the violin without being prepared for violin playing." He began recording early on (playing among other works Elgar's Violin Concerto at 16, with the composer conducting) and continued to concertize, making a world tour of 73 cities during his 19th year. At the end, however, he felt "tired, indifferent, and sad," and in 1936 began an 18-month sabbatical. Menuhin resumed playing in 1938, but never after with the sublime confidence of his preadolescent years.

During World War II he gave more than 500 concerts for Allied and American troops, but stirred a hornet's nest of controversy as the first major Jewish artist to perform in postwar Germany. Likewise, after the Six Day War in the Middle East, he was vilified for performing charity concerts in Arab countries. Increasingly he devoted himself to the training of young artists, both near London (which became his home in 1952) and at Gstaad, Switzerland. Also in 1952 he went to India, became a disciple of yoga, and a colleague of sitarist Ravi Shankar. He recorded with Shankar, as he did subsequently with jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. In the middle 1950s Menuhin took up conducting, but was no better schooled than he had been as a child violinist -- and he was conspicuously less successful despite having made a steady stream of recordings begninning in 1958. At age 82 he was guest conducting the Warsaw Symphony on tour when he suffered a fatal heart attack in Berlin.

Menuhin was named Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1948, to the British knighthood in 1965, and to a Lordship in 1993. For his work on behalf of peace worldwide, he was named ambassador of goodwill to UNESCO in 1992. His dedication to the "minds and hearts" of young musicians well may be remembered after his pre-adult celebrity has faded to black. Menuhin married twice, fathered four children, and played frequent recitals with sisters Hephzibah (1920-1981), starting in 1930, and years later with Yaltah (1922-2001), notably at the Bath Festival he founded and directed in the 1960s. © Roger Dettmer

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