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The amazing thing isn't that violinist Arthur Grumiaux was such a splendid technician, although his technique was as flawless as Heifetz's. Nor is the amazing thing that Grumiaux was such a distinctive stylist, although one could always tell his performances by the cool intensity of his tone and the passionate restraint of his interpretations. No, as this the six-disc set of Philips recordings from 1955 through 1978 demonstrates, the really amazing thing about violinist Arthur Grumiaux is how he tempers his style and technique to suit to the music he plays. In Handel, he is noble but expressive with a lean, focused tone and a feeling of elevated sensitivity. In Bach, he is harder and rougher, with a piercing tone and a sense of heightened spirituality. In Schubert and Mendelssohn, he is consummately lyrical; in Bruch, warmly emotional; and in Tchaikovsky, subtly colorful. But always and everywhere, Grumiaux is both instantly identifiable and absolutely as one with the music. Captured in uniformly first-rate sound ranging from monaural to stereo and with a host of accompanists ranging from harpsichordist Robert Veyron-Lacroix to pianist Paul Crossley to conductor Heinz Wallberg and the New Philharmonia, these recordings form an ideal introduction to the great Belgian violinist for those who don't know him and a perfect collection for those who do.

© James Leonard, All Music Guide

CD 1 of 6
George Frideric Handel Composer Violin Sonata in A, Op.1, No.3, HWV361 Work Recorded 1966 8:15 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Robert Veyron-Lacroix Harpsichord
1	1.Larghetto	2:30			$0.99
2	2.Allegro	1:57			$0.49
3	3.Adagio	0:59			$0.49
4	4.Allegro	2:49			$0.99
George Frideric Handel Composer Violin Sonata in A, Op.1, No.14, HWV372 (doubtful) Work Recorded 1966 21:46 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Robert Veyron-Lacroix Harpsichord
5	1.Adagio	3:25			$0.99
6	2.Allegro	3:31			$0.99
7	3.Largo	3:16			$0.99
8	4.Allegro	3:38			$0.99
9	1.Adagio	1:37			$0.49
10	2.Allegro	2:37			$0.99
11	3.Largo	1:06			$0.49
12	4.Allegro	2:36			$0.99
George Frideric Handel Composer Violin Sonata in D, Op.1, No.13, HWV371 Work Recorded 1966 11:11 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Robert Veyron-Lacroix Harpsichord
13	1.Affettuoso	2:54			$0.99
14	2.Allegro	2:33			$0.99
15	3.Larghetto	2:59			$0.99
16	4.Allegro	2:45			$0.99
George Frideric Handel Composer Violin Sonata in G-, Op.1, No.10, HWV368 (doubtful) Work Recorded 1966 9:15 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Robert Veyron-Lacroix Harpsichord
17	1.Andante	2:07			$0.99
18	2.Allegro	2:38			$0.99
19	3.Adagio	1:55			$0.49
20	4.Allegro	2:35			$0.99
George Frideric Handel Composer Violin Sonata in E, Op.1, No.15, HWV373 (doubtful) Work Recorded 1966 8:49 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Robert Veyron-Lacroix Harpsichord
21	1.Adagio	2:05			$0.99
22	2.Allegro	2:45			$0.99
23	3.Largo	1:28			$0.49
24	4.Allegro non troppo	2:31			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.1 in B-, BWV1014 Work Recorded 1963 11:38 Arthur Grumiaux Violin
25	1.Adagio	3:16			$0.99
26	2.Allegro	3:07			$0.99
27	3.Andante	2:45			$0.99
28	4.Allegro	2:30			$0.99
CD 2 of 6
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.2 in A, BWV1015 Work Recorded 1963 12:34 Egida Giordani Sartori Harpsichord, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
1	1.[Andante]	2:09			$0.99
2	2.Allegro	3:24			$0.99
3	3.Andante un poco	3:17			$0.99
4	4.Presto	3:44			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.3 in E, BWV1016 Work Recorded 1963 16:56 Egida Giordani Sartori Harpsichord, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
5	1.Adagio	4:42			$0.99
6	2.Allegro	3:25			$0.99
7	3.Adagio ma non tanto	4:54			$0.99
8	4.Allegro	3:55			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.4 in C-, BWV1017 Work Recorded 1963 15:19 Egida Giordani Sartori Harpsichord, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
9	1.Siciliano: Largo	2:42			$0.99
10	2.Allegro	4:56			$0.99
11	3.Adagio ma non tanto	3:47			$0.99
12	4.Allegro assai	3:54			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.5 in F-, BWV1018 Work Recorded 1963 15:37 Egida Giordani Sartori Harpsichord, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
13	1.Largo	5:49			$0.99
14	2.Allegro	3:34			$0.99
15	3.Adagio	3:25			$0.99
16	4.Vivace	2:49			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Sonata No.6 in G, BWV1019 Work Recorded 1963 15:22 Egida Giordani Sartori Harpsichord, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
17	1.Allegro	4:01			$0.99
18	2.Largo	1:30			$0.49
19	3.Solo cembalo: Allegro	3:50			$0.99
20	4.Adagio	2:26			$0.99
21	5.Allegro	3:35			$0.99
CD 3 of 6
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Concerto in A-, BWV1041 Work Recorded 1955 15:19 Guller Chamber Orchestra Orchestra, Léon Guller Conductor, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
1	1.[Allegro]	4:01			$0.99
2	2.Andante	7:03			$1.49
3	3.Allegro assai	4:15			$0.99
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042 Work Recorded 1955 17:57 Guller Chamber Orchestra Orchestra, Léon Guller Conductor, Arthur Grumiaux Violin
4	1.Allegro	8:02			$1.49
5	2.Adagio	6:52			$0.99
6	3.Allegro assai	3:03			$0.99
Antonio Vivaldi Composer L'estro armonico, 12 concertos for 1-4 solo instruments, strings and continuo, Op.3...No.6 in A- for Violin, RV356 Work Recorded 1970 8:21 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra, Edo de Waart Conductor
7	1.Allegro moderato	3:15			$0.99
8	2.Largo e pianissimo sempre	2:31			$0.99
9	3.Presto	2:35			$0.99
Antonio Vivaldi Composer La primavera (Spring) in E, RV269, Op.8, No.1 Work Recorded 1978 9:40 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Les Solistes Romands Ensemble, Arpad Gerecz Conductor
10	1.Allegro	3:28			$0.99
11	2.Largo e pianissimo sempre	2:15			$0.99
12	3.Allegro ('Danza pastorale')	3:57			$0.99
Antonio Vivaldi Composer L'estate (Summer) in G-, RV315, Op.8, No.2 Work Recorded 1978 9:52 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Les Solistes Romands Ensemble, Arpad Gerecz Conductor
13	1.Allegro non molto. Allegro	5:01			$0.99
14	2.Adagio	1:53			$0.49
15	3.Presto	2:58			$0.99
Antonio Vivaldi Composer L'autunno (Autumn) in F, RV293, Op.8, No.3 Work Recorded 1978 10:47 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Les Solistes Romands Ensemble, Arpad Gerecz Conductor
16	1.Allegro non molto ('Ballo, e canto de'villanelli')	5:04			$0.99
17	2.Adagio molto ('Ubriachi dormienti')	2:22			$0.99
18	3.Allegro ('La caccia')	3:21			$0.99
Antonio Vivaldi Composer L'inverno (Winter) in F-, RV297, Op.8, No.4 Work Recorded 1978 8:24 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Les Solistes Romands Ensemble, Arpad Gerecz Conductor
19	1.Allegro non molto	3:30			$0.99
20	2.Largo	2:04			$0.99
21	3.Allegro	2:50			$0.99
CD 4 of 6
Johann Michael Haydn Composer Violin Concerto in A, MH 207 Work Recorded 1969 19:18 Arthur Grumiaux Violin
1	1.Allegro ma non troppo	7:36			$1.49
2	2.Adagio	4:42			$0.99
3	3.Rondeaux: Presto	7:00			$1.49
Franz Peter Schubert Composer Violin Sonata in A, Op.162, D.574 Work Recorded 1977 17:10 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Paul Crossley Piano
4	1.Allegro moderato	5:51			$0.99
5	2.Scherzo: Presto. Trio	3:50			$0.99
6	3.Andantino	3:49			$0.99
7	4.Allegro vivace	3:40			$0.99
Franz Peter Schubert Composer Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in D, D.384, Op.posth.137, No.1 Work Recorded 1977 10:54 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Paul Crossley Piano
8	1.Allegro molto	3:06			$0.99
9	2.Andante	4:00			$0.99
10	3.Allegro vivace	3:48			$0.99
Franz Peter Schubert Composer Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in A-, D.385, Op. posth.137, No.2 Work Recorded 1977 16:55 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Paul Crossley Piano
11	1.Allegro moderato	4:25			$0.99
12	2.Andante	5:33			$0.99
13	3.Menuetto. Allegro	2:41			$0.99
14	4.Allegro	4:16			$0.99
Franz Peter Schubert Composer Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in G-, D.408, Op.posth.137, No.3 Work Recorded 1977 12:37 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Paul Crossley Piano
15	1.Allegro giusto	3:40			$0.99
16	2.Andante	3:41			$0.99
17	3.Menuetto. Trio	2:28			$0.99
18	4.Allegro moderato	2:48			$0.99
CD 5 of 6
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Composer Violin Concerto in E-, Op.64 Work Recorded 1972 26:47 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Jan Krenz Conductor, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
1	1.Allegro molto appassionato	12:46			$1.99
2	2.Andante	7:33			$1.49
3	3.Allegretto non troppo. Allegro molto vivace	6:28			$0.99
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Composer Violin Concerto in D- Work Recorded 1972 23:08 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Jan Krenz Conductor, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
4	1.Allegro molto	9:27			$1.49
5	2.Andante	9:17			$1.49
6	3.Allegro	4:24			$0.99
Max Bruch Composer Scottish Fantasy, for violin and orchestra, Op.46 Work Recorded 1973 28:36 Heinz Wallberg Conductor, Arthur Grumiaux Violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
7	1.Prelude: Grave	3:32			$0.99
8	2.Adagio cantabile	4:59			$0.99
9	3.Allegro. Adagio	6:17			$0.99
10	4.Andante sostenuto	6:00			$0.99
11	5.Finale: Allegro guerriero	7:48			$1.49
CD 6 of 6
Max Bruch Composer Violin Concerto No.1 in G-, Op.26 Work Recorded 1973 23:05 Heinz Wallberg Conductor, Arthur Grumiaux Violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
1	1.Prelude: Allegro moderato	7:46			$1.49
2	2.Adagio	8:04			$1.49
3	3.Finale. Allegro energico	7:15			$1.49
Henryk Wieniawski Composer Légende in G-, for violin and orchestra, Op.17 Work Recorded 1970 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra, Edo de Waart Conductor
4	Légende in G-, for violin and orchestra, Op.17	6:54			$0.99
Johan Svendsen Composer Romance in G, for violin and orchestra, Op.26 Work Recorded 1970 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra, Edo de Waart Conductor
5	Romance in G, for violin and orchestra, Op.26	6:47			$0.99
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer Sérénade mélancolique, for violin and orchestra in B-, Op.26 Work Recorded 1975 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Jan Krenz Conductor, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
6	Sérénade mélancolique, for violin and orchestra in B-, Op.26	8:21			$1.49
Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky Composer Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 Work Recorded 1975 33:53 Arthur Grumiaux Violin, Jan Krenz Conductor, New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestra
7	1.Allegro moderato	17:59			$2.99
8	2.Canzonetta: Andante	6:11			$0.99
9	3.Finale: Allegro vivacissimo	9:43			$1.49