Bach Sonata No. 3 in E major,BWV 1016 with Wanda Landowska and Yehudi Menuhin "Adagio,ma non tanto"

Very special recording .Wanda Landowska (harpsichord) and Yehudi menuhin (violin) .Recorded on 28th December 1944 in New York by RCA Victor . No more comments from me . I 'll just give you some piece of information and I'm waiting for your comments and ratings.Of course you are free to subscribe to my channel and message with great music.

The E major Sonata with keyboard has an involved recording history. In March 1933 HMV took the duo of Adolf Busch and Rudolf Serkin into the studio to set down their interpretation. It proved to be one of their few failures and despite having another attempt a year later, they gave up (but not before the set had been prematurely announced in the 1934 Victor catalogue, starting many collectors on wild goose chases). HMV turned next to Yehudi and Hephzibah Menuhin, who produced the rather chaste 1938 interpretation heard here. A further six years on, Menuhins US label tried to match him with Landowska in the E major Sonata. Those who were at the sessions reported that she was too assertive in the rehearsals and discussions. No doubt Menuhin, recording with a harpsichord for the first time, felt that she was on her home ground and deferred to her. The resulting performance has an equivocal feel to it but is of undoubted historic importance — and with two such characterful performers involved, it has many good moments.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_Menuhin
http://www.menuhin.org/?page=theMusic/composers/bach.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Landowska
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Wanda_Landowska.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_S_Bach
http://www.jsbach.org/bwv1016.html

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[bababamoto]

Interesting interpretation. It is the slowest I've ever come across, but not without charm. However, compared with Oistrach's DG performance, this sounds almost like a rehearsal.

[vnikosv]

@bababamoto

May you read more info about this recording. Enjoy!

[gidimeir]

Would it be possible to post the other movements if you have them? we Landowska and Menuhin fans would be forever greatful! this movement is a delight!

[vnikosv]

I'll try.

Thanks for listening.

[vnikosv]

@gidimeir

Sorry for being so late.Enjoy the rest parts !

In your place I would have bought the CD till now.

[gidimeir]

Thank you so much for posting this rare andwonderful recording. First time I've heard it, though I'm a great fan of both Landowska and Menuhin.

[montfortlamaury]

Very good you had written in the description details about this recording. And very beautiful duet.

[abandeli]

I have no words to describe the sound of Menuhin's violin. Thanks God this man had a long life, and left so many records to us. Beautiful duet with Landowska. I imagine how this sonata would sound with Menuhin and Gould. I couldn't find any record.....perhaps they never met to play this piece.....at least we have them together in Bach's concerto no 4.

[baroneska100]

Her life is also fascinating.. From Poland .. to France ..to USA.

Especially her dramatic escape ahead of encroaching Nazis..

[strangerheart]

i never heard about Wanda Landowska,now i know,and she's great,so,thank you so much for posting this ... God bless you! :-)

[KlassikFan2007]

Great music!

[Kievest]

These two glorious artists feel the profound divinity in Bach's sublime music so

deeply, I feel it too! Thank you for posting this historic treasure from the past

which speaks with such emotional power today! Marvelous photos! Thanks

to paulostroff99 for sharing!

[cattleman6420012000]

Superb violin tone. This is lovely.