Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Violin Sonata in A major, Op.1/3, HWV 361: 1. Andante
2. Violin Sonata in A major, Op.1/3, HWV 361: 2. Allegro
3. Violin Sonata in A major, Op.1/3, HWV 361: 3. Adagio
4. Violin Sonata in A major, Op.1/3, HWV 361: 4. Allegro
5. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 1. Adagio
6. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 2. Allegro
7. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 3. Largo
8. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 4. Allegro
9. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 1. Adagio
10. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 2. Allegro
11. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 3. Largo
12. Violin Sonata in A, Op.1/14, HWV 372 (doubtful): 4. Allegro
13. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371: 1. Affettuoso
14. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371: 2. Allegro
15. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371: 3. Larghetto
16. Violin Sonata in D major, Op.1/13, HWV 371: 4. Allegro
17. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op.1/10, HWV 368 (doubtful): 1. Andante
18. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op.1/10, HWV 368 (doubtful): 2. Allegro
19. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op.1/10, HWV 368 (doubtful): 3. Adagio
20. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op.1/10, HWV 368 (doubtful): 4. Allegro
21. Violin Sonata in E, Op.1/15, HWV 373 (doubtful): 1. Adagio
22. Violin Sonata in E, Op.1/15, HWV 373 (doubtful): 2. Allegro
23. Violin Sonata in E, Op.1/15, HWV 373 (doubtful): 3. Largo
24. Violin Sonata in E, Op.1/15, HWV 373 (doubtful): 4. Allegro
25. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: 1. Adagio
26. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: 2. Allegro
27. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: 3. Andante
28. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014: 4. Allegro

Disc 2:

1. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015: 1.
2. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015: 2. Allegro
3. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015: 3. Andante un poco
4. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015: 4. Presto
5. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016: 1. Adagio
6. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016: 2. Allegro
7. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016: 3. Adagio ma non troppo
8. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016: 4. Allegro
9. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: 1. Largo
10. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: 2. Allegro
11. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: 3. Adagio
12. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017: 4. Allegro
13. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: 1.
14. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: 2. Allegro
15. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: 3. Adagio
16. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018: 4. Vivace
17. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: 1. Allegro
18. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: 2. Largo
19. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: 3. Allegro
20. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: 4. Adagio
21. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: 5. Allegro

Disc 3:

1. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 2. Andante
3. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: 3. Allegro assai
4. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 1. Allegro
5. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 2. Adagio
6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042: 3. Allegro assai
7. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 6), Op. 3/6, RV 356: 1. Allegro
8. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 6), Op. 3/6, RV 356: 2. Largo
9. Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in A minor ('L'estro armonico' No. 6), Op. 3/6, RV 356: 3. Presto
10. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 1. Allegr
11. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 2. Largo
12. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 3. Allegr
13. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 1. Allegr
14. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 2. Adagio
15. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 3. Presto
16. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 1. Allegr
17. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 2. Adagio
18. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 3. Allegr
19. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 1. Allegr
20. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 2. Largo
21. The Four Seasons (Il quattro stagione), concertos (4) for violin, strings & continuo ('Il cimento' Nos. 1-4) , Op. 8/1 - 4: 3. Allegr

Disc 4:

1. Violin Concerto in A major, MH 207: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Violin Concerto in A major, MH 207: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Concerto in A major, MH 207: 3. Rondeaux: Presto
4. Sonata for violin & piano in A major ('Duo'), D. 574 (Op. posth. 162): 1. Allegro moderato
5. Sonata for violin & piano in A major ('Duo'), D. 574 (Op. posth. 162): 2. Scherzo: Presto
6. Sonata for violin & piano in A major ('Duo'), D. 574 (Op. posth. 162): 3. Andantino
7. Sonata for violin & piano in A major ('Duo'), D. 574 (Op. posth. 162): 4. Allegro vivace
8. Sonatina for violin & piano in D major, D. 384 (Op. posth. 137/1): 1. Allegro molto
9. Sonatina for violin & piano in D major, D. 384 (Op. posth. 137/1): 2. Andante
10. Sonatina for violin & piano in D major, D. 384 (Op. posth. 137/1): 3. Allegro vivace
11. Sonatina for violin & piano in A minor, D. 385 (Op. posth. 137/2): 1. Allegro moderato
12. Sonatina for violin & piano in A minor, D. 385 (Op. posth. 137/2): 2. Andante
13. Sonatina for violin & piano in A minor, D. 385 (Op. posth. 137/2): 3. Menuetto
14. Sonatina for violin & piano in A minor, D. 385 (Op. posth. 137/2): 4. Allegro
15. Sonatina for violin & piano in G minor, D. 408 (Op. posth. 137/3): 1. Allegro giusto
16. Sonatina for violin & piano in G minor, D. 408 (Op. posth. 137/3): 2. Andante
17. Sonatina for violin & piano in G minor, D. 408 (Op. posth. 137/3): 3. Menuetto
18. Sonatina for violin & piano in G minor, D. 408 (Op. posth. 137/3): 4. Allegro moderato

Disc 5:

1. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 1. Allegro molto appassionato -
2. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 2. Andante
3. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: 3. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
4. Violin Concerto in D minor: 1. Allegro molto
5. Violin Concerto in D minor: 2. Andante
6. Violin Concerto in D minor: 3. Allegro
7. Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46: 1. Einleitung: Grave
8. Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46: 2. Adagio cantabile
9. Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46: 3. Scherzo:Allegro - Adagio
10. Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46: 4. Andante sostenuto
11. Scottish Fantasy, for violin & orchestra, Op. 46: 5. Finale: Allegro guerriero

Disc 6:

1. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 1. Allegro moderato
2. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 2. Adagio
3. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op. 26: 3. Finale: Allegro energico
4. L�gende, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in G minor, Op. 17
5. Romance in G major for violin & orchestra, Op. 26
6. S�r�nade m�lancolique, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in B minor, Op. 26
7. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 1. Allegro moderato
8. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 2. Canzonetta: Andante
9. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: 3. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101038 in Music
• Brand: Philips
• Released on: 2007-01-09
• Number of discs: 6
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .39 pounds

Customer Reviews

Very Good Grumiaux, But Beware CD6!
Like many of the recent "Original Masters" reissues, this 6CD set of music performed by violinist Arthur Grumiaux has been available since last July as an import, and now has finally been released in the U.S. And while there are many items contained on this set that have been reissued previously on CD, "Arthur Grumiaux: Philips Recordings 1955-1978" offers some real treasures. First the duplicates -- the majority of the Concertos on this set have appeared in various Philips single titles and the "Duo" series over the years, including the Bach, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Tchaikovsky selections. The other CDs contain rare and sought after Sonata recordings (Handel, Bach and Schubert) and they are delightful renditions. I also particularly enjoyed the Vivaldi and Michael Haydn works with Edo de Waart conducting. Overall, this set is very good, though a notch below Grumiaux's previous "Original Masters" set in my opinion (see my review). My biggest problem with this collection is it took me four attempts to get one that did not have a defective CD6!!! Beginning at around 8 1/2 minutes on the last movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (literally the set's last track!), I noticed a running skip that lasted for the remainder of the disc. I had the online company where I originally bought it from send me another set, only to have the same problem show up again and again. Finally I found one at a local store that didn't have the defect, so hopefully UNI has solved this problem. (I e-mailed Decca and they said they would look into it, but they never followed-up with me.) So if you get this box set, enjoy it but listen carefully to the last disc!

Great performances (no skips on disc 6)
Michael Richman noted in his review that he had problems with disc 6. I purchased this set in February, 2008 and had no skips on disc 6 - or on any other disc.

The sound quality overall is very good given the wide range of recording dates. Only on the 1955 recordings (Bach Concertos 1 & 2) is there any type of issue - there is some scratchiness in those two pieces.

The performances are excellent. Highly recommended.

Historic, and sometimes great
This is a mixed batch of recordings, from the mono Bach concertos from the 50's to his last Tchaikovsky concerto. I bought this mainly because it is the only way I could find to get the Handel Sonatas. And they are absolutely fantastic. It was worth the price to get those to replace my old LP. Of the other recordings (except the Bach), I'll only say that you get the famous Grumiaux sound and a lot of music for the price.