Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor for Violin & Orchestra op.64
National Symphony Orchestra
Dr Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
Recorded in 1945

Stravinsky (arr Dushkin)
“La Baiser de la Fée”: Divertimento arranged for Violin & Piano
Danse Russe from “Pétrouchka”
Both with Ivor Newton (piano)
Both recorded in 1947

Szymanowski
Notturno op.28 no.1
Tarantella op.28 no.2
Both with Adela Kotowska (piano)
Both recorded in 1946

De Falla (arr Kreisler) Danse espagñole from “La Vida Breve”
with Adela Kotowska (piano)
Recorded in 1942

Albéniz (arr Kreisler) Malagueña op.165 no.3
Recorded in 1941

Malcolm Sargent conducting the National Symphony Orchestra accompanies Haendel in a performance of Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, while in contrast Stravinsky’s La Baiser de la Fée: Divertimento for Violin and Piano (arranged by violinist Samuel Dushkin and based on Stravinsky’s ballet music ‘The Fairy’s Kiss’) shows off Haendel in an intimate chamber setting. Among the other 1940s Decca recordings on this disc are Szymanowski’s Tarantella and Albéniz’s Malagueña – the latter in an arrangement by Kreisler.

CDBP 9772

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