Ida Haendel - Britten, Brahms, Elgar & Sibelius: Violin Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The world-renowned violinist Ida Haendel CBE (1928-2020) was born in Poland, a child prodigy whose career spanned seven decades. She studied with the greatest teachers of the time, Carl Flesch and George Enescu.Haendel made her London debut playing the Brahms Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall Promenade concerts in 1937, to great acclaim. The association with the Proms was lifelong and resulted in 68 appearances there.At the outset of war she moved to the UK, before finally settling in the US. Her close affinity with the Sibelius Violin Concerto drew praise from the composer, while her performances of the Brahms, Elgar and Britten concertos were of the very highest quality.She toured widely under such great conductors as Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Adrian Boult, Sergiu Celibidache, Bernard Haitink, Otto Klemperer, Raphael Kubelik, Charles Munch, Sir Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta.She died at her home in Miami aged 92. Album Tracks 1. Violin Concerto in D Op. 77~I. Allegro non troppo 2. Violin Concerto in D Op. 77~II. Adagio 3. Violin Concerto in D Op. 77~III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 4. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~I. Allegro moderato 5. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~II. Adagio di molto 6. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47~III. Allegro, ma non tanto 1. Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61~I. Allegro 2. Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61~II. Andante 3. Violin Concerto in B minor Op. 61~III. Allegro molto 4. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15~I. Moderato con moto 5. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15~II. Vivace 6. Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 15~III. Passacaglia Andante lento