★ 正值 40 歲顛峰時期的曼紐因，在立體聲錄音技術萌芽初期留下這兩個讓人回味的演出。

★ Abbey Road 錄音室進行重製，並且在 EMI 當年的工廠壓製，堪稱最原汁原味的復刻！

★ 留聲機雜誌：「孟德爾頌的演出無論以任何標準來說都堪稱卓著，如畫作一般的清新」。

曼紐因在四十歲前後留下的這個錄音，可說正處在他演奏的顛峰狀態。孟德爾頌作品在 1958 年於 Abbey Road 一號錄音棚錄製，錄音師是 EMI 天碟操刀人 Christopher Parker；而布魯赫作品則錄製於 1956 年，是最早期的立體聲錄音之一，錄製地點更在音效絕佳的 Kingsway Hall。孟德爾頌的慢板展現曼紐因細膩的詮釋，而最終樂章又充滿了年輕、陽光的活力；布魯赫的第一號小提琴協奏曲是他與著名小提琴家姚阿幸共同研究後寫出的，此曲自然是提獻給姚阿幸，也是布魯赫眾多作品中現今最常被演出的一曲。曼紐因的演出氣勢宏大，堪稱此曲代表作品。  

    This classic coupling of the Mendelssohn and Bruch Concertos was recorded when Menuhin was in his early 40s and in his prime and the LP has been newly cut at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo EMI Master Tapes

◎ The Mendelssohn was recorded at No.1 Studio, Abbey Road in 1958 and the Bruch dates from the earliest days of stereo (1956) recorded at London’s famous Kingsway Hall venue

◎ Produced and engineered by the legendary Victor Olof and Christopher Parker (Mendelssohn) and Lawrance Collingwood and Robert Arnold (Bruch)

◎ Pressed on 180g vinyl to audiophile standards

◎ Featuring the original album artwork

◎ “The Mendelssohn is distinguished by any standards, coming up as fresh as paint – the withdrawn, yet eloquent simplicity of the slow movement followed by an unhurried finale that allows a real chamber music ensemble with the orchestra (the original Philharmonia at its most distinguished).”  GRAMOPHONE

曲目:

Side One
1. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 – Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante –
3. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace

Yehudi Menuhin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz

Side Two
1. Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – Allegro moderato-
2. Adagio-
3. Finale (Allegro energico)

Yehudi Menuhin
Philharmonia Orchestra
Walter Susskind