Joseph Szigeti – Complete Recordings on Vanguard Classics (11 CD, APE)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bela Bartok, Claude Debussy
Performer: Joseph Szigeti, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, George Szell, Claudio Arrau, Bela Bartok
Audio CD
SPARS Code: AAD
Number of Discs: 11 CD box set
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Vanguard Classics
Size: 2.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Johann Sebastian Bach – 6 Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Alone
CD 01
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
01. Adagio
02. Fuga
03. Siciliana
04. Presto

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
05. Allemande
06. Double
07. Courante
08. Double
09. Sarabande
10. Double
11. Tempo di Bouree
12. Double

Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
13. Grave
14. Fuga
15. Andante
16. Allegro

CD 02
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
01. Allemande
02. Courante
03. Sarabande
04. Gigue
05. Chaconne

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
06. Adagio
07. Fuga
08. Largo
09. Allegro assai

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
10. Preludio
11. Loure
12. Gavotte en Rondeau
13. Menuet I & II
14. Bouree
15. Gigue

Joseph Szigeti (violin)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
CD 03
01-02. Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, K 301 (293a)
03-04. Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 303 (293c)
05-06. Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K 305 (293d)
07-08. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 302 (293b)
09-11. Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 296

CD 04
01-02. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K 304 (300c)
03-05. Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l)
06-08. Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 376 (374d)
09-11. Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e)

CD 05
01-03. Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 378 (317d)
04-05. Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, K 379 (373a)
06-08. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 380 (374f)

CD 06
01-03. Sonata for Violin and Piano in B flat major, K 454
04-06. Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat major, K 481
07-09. Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, K 526

Joseph Szigeti (Violin) & Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano) – CD 1, CD 2, CD 3, CD 4 (07-09)
Joseph Szigeti (Violin) & George Szell (Piano) – CD 4 (01-06)

Ludwig van Beethoven – The Ten Sonatas for Violin and Piano
CD 07
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
01. I. Allegro con brio 6:04
02. II. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto 7:36
03. III. Allegro 4:39

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
04. I. Allegro vivace 6:59
05. II. Andante piu tosto allegretto 5:51
06. III. Allegro piacevole 5:27

Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
07. I. Allegro con spirito 17:49
08. II. Adagio molto espressione 7:36
09. III. Allegro molto 4:01

CD 08
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
01. I. Presto 5:29
02. II. Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto 6:06
03. III. Allegro molto 5:06

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, “Spring”
04. I. Allegro 7:52
05. II. Adagio molto espressivo 6:06
06. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto 1:06
07. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 6:53

CD 09
Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30, No. 1
01. I. Allegro 7:55
02. II. Adagio, molto espressivo 8:19
03. III. Allegretto con variazioni 8:31

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30, No. 2
04. I. Allegro con brio 7:11
05. II. Adagio cantabile 11:28
06. III. Scherzo: Allegro 3:12
07. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 4:56

Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3
08. I. Allegro assai 6:18
09. II. Tempo di minuetto: Ma molto moderato e grazioso 8:32
10. III. Allegro vivace 3:18

CD 10
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”
01. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto 10:41
02. II. Andante con variazioni 15:44
03. III. Presto 8:15

Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
04. I. Allegro moderato 10:48
05. II. Adagio espressivo 7:17
06. III. Scherzo: Allegro 2:02
07. IV. Poco allegretto 8:55 1.59

Joseph Szigeti (violin)
Claudio Arrau (piano)

CD 11
Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, “Kreutzer”
01. I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
02. II. Andante con variazioni
03. III. Presto

Bartok – Rhapsody No. 1 for violin & piano Sz. 86, BB94a
04. I. Lassu
05. II. Friss

Debussy – Violin sonata in G minor L. 140
06. I. Allegro vivo
07. II. Intermede (Fantasque et Leger)
08. III. Finale

Bartok – Violin sonata No. 2 Sz. 76, BB85
09. I. Molto moderato
10. II. Allegretto

Joseph Szigeti and Bela Bartok – Historic 1940 Library of Congress Recording