Artur Balsam

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Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas Volume 3

Recorded April-June 1952 at Phythian Temple, New York, USA

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3

First issued on DECCA DL-9642 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

First issued on DECCA DL-9642 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

Joseph Fuchs (violin) & Artur Balsam (piano)

Described by Nathan Milstein as “the greatest American-trained violinist”, Joseph Fuchs had an immensely long career, continuing to five recitals at Carnegie Hall until he was 93. He was a soloist with every major American orchestra and made many important recordings, including the concertos by Hindemith and Vaughan Williams, as well as Mozart’s G major and Sinfonia concertante.

For many years Fuchs had a duo with the pianist Artur Balsam with whom he made several recordings, including the Beethoven Violin Sonatas of which this disc forms the last of three volumes.

Apart from being the first complete cycle on the new vinyl medium, this one set a high standard in quality of both recording and performance.

“Fuchs and Balsam make a magnificent team… Both instrumentalists scorn effects of a superficial nature and probe directly to the music’s bone. These are strong, powerful, thoughtful performances that have the added virtue of being technically impeccable”. The New York Times

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Nathan Milstein

Bohm, C:	Comme la nuit Ezio Pinza (bass) & Gibner King (piano)
Fauré:	Après un rêve, Op. 7 No. 1
Foster, S:	Old folks at home
Glazunov:	Meditation, Op. 32 Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)
Mendelssohn:	Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2
Poldini:	Poupée Valsante (Dancing Doll)
Schubert:	Ave Maria, D839 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4
Stravinsky:	Chanson Russe Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)
Tchaikovsky:	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Recorded 29th March, 1953 in Symphony Hall, Boston Boston S.O, Charles Munch None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6
Wieniawski:	Mazurka, Op. 19, No. 2, "Village Fiddler" Recorded 26th February, 1949 in RCA Victor Studio No. 2, NYC Artur Balsam (piano)

Nathan Milstein (violin)

RCA Victor Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler

Rec. 17th/19th January, 1950 in Manhattan Center, New York City

“Nathan Milstein was an assured, craftsman-like player with a silken tone, a superb technique and a stylish turn-of-phrase.” Gramophone

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Nathan Milstein

Prokofiev:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Nathan Milstein (violin) & Artur Balsam

Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos & Carlo Maria Giulini

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Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas Volume 2

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring

First issued on DECCA DL-9642 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1

First issued on DECCA DL-9643 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Joseph Fuchs (violin) & Artur Balsam (piano)

Recorded on 25th April, 6th, 9th,13th, 20th, 23rd and 29th May, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 12th and 13th June, 1952, at Pythian Temple, New York, USA.

Described by Nathan Milstein as ‘the greatest American-trained violinist’, Joseph Fuchs had an immensely long career, continuing to give recitals at Carnegie Hall until he was 93. He was a soloist with every major American orchestra and made many important recordings, including the concertos by Hindemith and Vaughan Williams, as well as Mozart’s G major and Sinfonia concertante.

For many years Fuchs had a duo with the pianist Artur Balsam with whom he made several recordings, including the Beethoven Violin Sonatas of which this disc forms the second of three volumes.

Apart from being the first complete cycle on the new vinyl medium, this one set a high standard in quality of both recording and performance. In his review of the original LP release in the December 21, 1952 New York Times Harold C Schonberg wrote: “Fuchs and Balsam make a magnificent team… Both instrumentalists scorn effects of a superficial nature and probe directly to the music’s bone. These are strong, powerful, thoughtful performances that have the added virtue of being technically impeccable”.

Joseph Fuchs was described by Nathan Milstein as “the greatest American-trained violinist.”

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Beethoven - Complete Violin Sonatas Volume 1

Beethoven:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1

First issued on DECCA DL-9640 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2

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Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3

First issued on DECCA DL-9643 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23

First issued on DECCA DL-9644 & DECCA Box Set DL-150

Joseph Fuchs (violin) & Artur Balsam (piano)

Recorded on 25th April, 6th, 9th,13th, 20th, 23rd and 29th May, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 9th, 12th and 13th June, 1952, at Pythian Temple,New York, USA.

In his review of the original LP release in the December 21, 1952 New York Times Harold C Schonberg wrote: “Fuchs and Balsam make a magnificent team… Both instrumentalists scorn effects of a superficial nature and probe directly to the music’s bone.These are strong, powerful, thoughtful performances that have the added virtue of being technically impeccable”.

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Artur Balsam - Mozart Recordings

Mozart:

Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Rondo in A minor, K511

Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330

Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456

The Haydn Orchestra, Harry Newstone

Artur Balsam (piano)

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Artur Balsam & Louis Kaufman - Music of Dvorak & Chausson

Chausson:

Concerto in D major for piano, violin and string quartet, Op. 21

Pascal String Quartet

Dvorak:

Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 87

Peter Rybar (violin), Oskar Kromer (viola) & Antonio Tusa (violoncello)

Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65 (B130)

Marcel Cervera (violoncello)

Romantic Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 75

Artur Balsam (piano) & Louis Kaufman (violin)

With the exception of the Dvorák Quartet, Op. 87, all of the recordings were made in collaboration with the stellar violinist, Louis Kaufman. Kaufman and Balsam were frequent collaborators, especially for the early LPs that they made for the Concert Hall label.

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 'Lützow', etc.

Bach, C P E:	Piano Concerto in D Victor Desarzens
Beethoven:	Piano Concerto in D major, arranged by the composer after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a Clemens Dahinden
Hummel, J:	Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 85 Otto Ackermann
Mozart:	Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 "Lützow" Walter Goehr Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415 Concert Hall Symphony Orchestra, Henry Swoboda

Artur Balsam (piano)

Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

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Tully Potter writes that "this superb pianist, born in Warsaw in 1906, became Nathan Milstein's accompanist in 1938 and followed the violinist to America two years later, in due course becoming recognized as a soloist."

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