Yehudi Menuhin and George Enescu play Bach

Yehudi Menuhin and his teacher, the romanian violinist George Enescu play the first movement (vivace) of Bach's double violin concerto in d minor. This recording is absolutely amazing. Both violinists have such a unique and amazing sound that I don't think it's even necessary to say who's playing first violin and who's playing second.

By the way, this recording was made in 1932, which would put Menuhin at the young age of 16 in this recording.

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[dicadr]

dicadr

Marvelous! Teacher and pupil, both genious! Thanks!

[CUNOSTIVAZAND]

Wonderful!Minunat!

[faffo70]

bella frà!

[ladentelliere77]

This is for me the most beautiful interpretation ! Yehudi Menuhin was only 16 years old when he recorded this marvel... Today's violonist often play these concertos too quickly loosing all the sensibility that Bach put in his music. Thanks for posting !

[vladut06]

Perfect match...Sun and Moon; Day and Night!!!They complete each other!!!

[CrateofStolenDirt]

Menuhin's sensitivity and depth are simply astonishing for a sixteen-year-old violinist (though I'd thought he was eighteen here?).

This remains, however improbably, quite possibly the single best recording of the Bach violin concertos I've ever heard.

[Thomas10065]

Lieber Absolute, gibt es wirklich 1. und 2. Geige hier? Und was den amazing sound anbelangt, hätte man wol live dabei sein müssen.

[0ladystardust]

wow

[InXLsisDeo]

Thinking about it, I wonder why Lipatti and Menuhin never met, as they both knew Enescu very well, and I'm pretty sure both of them knew the talent of each other. Both of them had that most rare quality of letting the music sing by itself. That would have been a heavenly match.

[InXLsisDeo]

It's a pity you didn't put the second movement as well, as it is there that the two violonists reach heavenly heights.

[lexytastic]

@qvqxox He played first violin, Enescu was second. Well known.

[lexytastic]

Enescu plays second violin. He was a brilliant composer and violinist.

[cyclotane]

can someone explain to me why Yehudi is so good>? i cant hear it, i cant distinguish between him and a modern violin player.

can you really tell its him???

i love this song, i htink its the best bach song ever. MAKES ME GO BERSERK

[qvqxox]

Menuhin played second violin. In the solo part, Menuhin used very emotional vibrato created only Menuhin. His vibrato was so emotional and particular. In other hand, play style of Enescu was so constructive, I think.

[IngridAtenea]

I LOVE YOU BACH!

[PhilippeRR1]

@tex99pL I couldn't agree more. I've heard parts of Oedipus and was absolutely awestruck. Tchaikowsky shared the same fate with his NUTCRACKER... popularity winner, but not his best or most important (the composer himself had very little regard for it). Thank you for your comment.

[tex99pL]

@PhilippeRR1 Rhapsody #1 is a popular composition but not so important, you see... Enescu's genius is elsewhere: symphonies, chamber music, Oedipe.

[EvilShaye]

Thank you for sharing this video. It is absolutely amazing. Makes me weak in the knees... beautiful.

[2ndviolinist]

Check out the Kreisler/Zimbalist 1915 version. Incredible master. The playing has wings. Great articulation, not at all lugubrious or heavy in the 1st movement. This is not that I don't like this version. Enescu is one of my favorites. Overall I think his Poeme is the best even over Thibaud's and Kreisler's. Young Menuhin is quite good, not in the pantheon of the greats, but a wonderful man. BTW he first studied with Louis Persinger, my brother's teacher and my teacher's teacher.

[monitort32123]

@AbsoluteZ3R0 In the 1932 recording, Enescu plays second. Read about it. He always played second. This was also one of the interesting details of this recording: Menuhin the student playing first violin. But I am not willing to spend more time arguing about this.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@monitort32123 Nope, Enescu is on first

[monitort32123]

@davazno1 Menuhin is first violin. Enescu always played second violin.

[bula1964]

Unele lucruri sint romanesti altele sint pamintesti dar asa ceva e cosmic!

[ipmoic]

I think that the SIMILARITIES in their playing, as opposed to the differences, is what makes this so special. They match so beautifully and the profoundness of the playing is a joy forever.

[veveritablonda]

dude, where on earth you guys are living you know nothing about half of this world, the better half My consolation is that I saw Menuhintalking aboutEnescu in Cambridge UK and he had tears in his eyesHe had no idea a Romanian was in the audience, so I am sure he did not put up the show, he genuinely loved his great professor and had great respect for the man It is sad that Enescu doesnt get the appreciation he deservesbecause his music isi indeed wonderful be it composition playing or conducting

[PhilippeRR1]

What an amazing historical recording!!! I did not know that Maestro ENESCU had taught Maestro MENUHIN. It's the same ENESCU, of course, that composed the ever popular Romanian Rhapsody #1...