Zino Francescatti

[mikealdren]

There's no fool like an old fool
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Tell me about it, it's scarey what I forget sometimes. I only remember the Szeryng concert because I was there.

Mike

[richardfinegold]

I was introduced to the Beethoven VC in Francescatti's recording which my brother owned and which I played over and over - cementing a deep love of the piece ever since. I believe it was an Ace of Clubs, but I don't remember the conductor as Walter.

Walter with columbia symphony, released on columbia on this side of the pond.

[Barbirollians]

He is surely a candidate for one of those big bargain Sony boxes !

[amateur51]

He is surely a candidate for one of those big bargain Sony boxes !

Yes please!

[kernelbogey]

Walter with columbia symphony, released on columbia on this side of the pond.

Thanks, Richard. I think the original disc disappeared long ago, alas.

[Don Petter]

I've only just got round to reading the notes to the Music & Arts 3CD set which I mentioned earlier.

They include a discography by Jean-Michel Molkhou which brings home what a prolific recording artist Francescatti was. (Though it seems comprehensive as to his actual recordings there are many issue numbers, both on LP and CD, which are not listed.)

To illustrate his range as a violinist, I list the composers represented:

Albeniz
Bach
Bazzini
Beethoven
Ben-Haim
Bernstein
Brahms
Bruch
Burmester
Casadesus
Chabrier
Chausson
Chopin
Davico
Debussy
Drola
Drigo
Dvorak
Eccles
Faure
Franck
Goldmark
Handel
Kreisler
Lalo
Massenet
Mendelssohn
Milhaud
Mozart
Paganini
Poulenc
Prokofiev
Ravel
Rimsky-Korsakov
Saint-Saens
Sarasate
Schubert
Schumann
Shostakovich
Sibelius
Tartini
Tchaikovsky
Valle
Vieuxtemps
Villa-Lobos
Vitali
Vivaldi
Walton
Wieniawski
Zarzycki


And in answer to umslopogaas in #10, ZF and Casadesus did record all ten of the Beethoven sonatas.

[akiralx]

I think you may be confusing his Paganini with Accardo who did a full set with Dutoit/Montreal on DG.
Mike

Actually with the LPO and LSO I think.

[Pianorak]

Anyone have any Zino recordings to recommend ?

Just came across this on Europadisc - which may or may not be of interest.

http://www.europadisc.co.uk/classical/106065/Zino_Francescatti_plays_Brahms.htm

[Acavus]

I have several of Francescatti but the only LP I can find is the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky VCs with the Philharmonic-Symphony orchestra of New York conducted by Mitropoulos.

It's so old I can't remember it. LP is labelled 'Mini-Groove 33 1/3 which dates it somewhat.

These two performances were included in an excellent twofer in the Sony Masterworks Heritage Mono Era series; both date from 1954. The set also includes the Bruch No. 1, the Saint-Saens No. 3 and the Prokofiev No. 2, all conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos, with whom Francescatti shared a passion for mountaineering - riches indeed! I originally was attracted to the set because of Mitropoulos, who can do little wrong in my book, but found Francescatti to be a more-than-worthy partner.

[amateur51]

These two performances were included in an excellent twofer in the Sony Masterworks Heritage Mono Era series; both date from 1954. The set also includes the Bruch No. 1, the Saint-Saens No. 3 and the Prokofiev No. 2, all conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos, with whom Francescatti shared a passion for mountaineering - riches indeed! I originally was attracted to the set because of Mitropoulos, who can do little wrong in my book, but found Francescatti to be a more-than-worthy partner.

Completely agree!

[Barbirollians]

Received very cheaply from the tax dodgers today a coupling of the Mendelssohn ( with the Cleveland and Szell ) and Tchaikovsky with NYPO/Schippers) .

Again a bit widescreen but I am swept away by it - the Tchaikovsky is thrilling and the Mendelssohn a delight and both accompaniments are splendid too. Great fun .

[Barbirollians]

Received very cheaply from the tax dodgers today a coupling of the Mendelssohn ( with the Cleveland and Szell ) and Tchaikovsky with NYPO/Schippers) .

Again a bit widescreen but I am swept away by it - the Tchaikovsky is thrilling and the Mendelssohn a delight and both accompaniments are splendid too. Great fun .

Still no sign of a bargain box from Sony but I finally got hold of a not too overpriced copy of that odd Sony Royal Edition pairing of the Brahms and Sibelius Concertos with the NYPO / Bernstein .

Two more crackers . Lenny really was a very fine concerto accompanist and although again big widescreen virtuoso playing it is still very much at the service of the music .

[richardfinegold]

I thought cd Japan was offering a Francescatti box a while back...

[visualnickmos]

Still no sign of a bargain box from Sony but I finally got hold of a not too overpriced copy of that odd Sony Royal Edition pairing of the Brahms and Sibelius Concertos with the NYPO / Bernstein .
Two more crackers . Lenny really was a very fine concerto accompanist and although again big widescreen virtuoso playing it is still very much at the service of the music .

They are, indeed, 'crackers' - Lenny makes wide-screen sound fabulous, in the same way Marlene Dietrich made beige dazzling and glamorous, as only she could!

There's a rather nice recording of Francescatti playing Chausson's Poème 'tagged' on to Bernstein's Franck Symphony in D - again (if you like Bernstein, as I do) from the hugely wide-ranging Sony 'Royal' series with those awful water colour attempts by Charlie adorning the CD booklet covers.

[mikealdren]

Still no sign of a bargain box from Sony but I finally got hold of a not too overpriced copy of that odd Sony Royal Edition pairing of the Brahms and Sibelius Concertos with the NYPO / Bernstein .

Two more crackers . Lenny really was a very fine concerto accompanist and although again big widescreen virtuoso playing it is still very much at the service of the music .

Prompted by this I have just received the CD above plus the Beethoven concerto which I had always skipped because I have the attached Oistrakh Sibelius.

Listening now to the Beethoven, it is really superb and I haven't heard the Sibelius since I gave away the much loved LP to a friend many years ago. Looking forward to that treat later today. Thanks Barbs.

Mike