Chausson, Schubert: Violin Works / Kaufman [6 CDs]

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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Louis Kaufman
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 21, 2021
    • UPC
      881488210194
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PH21019
    • LABEL
      Profil
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      6
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. I. Décidé - Calme - Animé

      Composer: Ernest Chausson

      Ensemble: Pascal String Quartet

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    2. II. Sicilienne

      Composer: Ernest Chausson

      Ensemble: Pascal String Quartet

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    3. III. Grave

      Composer: Ernest Chausson

      Ensemble: Pascal String Quartet

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    4. IV. Finale: Très animé

      Composer: Ernest Chausson

      Ensemble: Pascal String Quartet

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    5. I. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Maurits van den Berg

    6. II. Andantino quasi allegretto

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Maurits van den Berg

    7. III. Molto moderato e maestoso

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Maurits van den Berg

    8. Havanaise in E Major, Op. 83

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Maurits van den Berg

    9. I. Allegro poco moderato

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Peter Rybar, Pina Pozzi

    10. II. Andante - Allegro

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Peter Rybar, Pina Pozzi

    11. II. Andante

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Pina Pozzi

    12. V. Allegro

      Composer: Bohuslav Martinů

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Pina Pozzi

    13. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    14. II. Improvisation: Andante cantabile

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    15. III. Finale: Andante - Allegro

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    16. I. With easy movement but not quick

      Composer: Frederick Delius

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    17. II. Slow

      Composer: Frederick Delius

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    18. I. Sambinha

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    19. II. Tanguinho

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    20. III. Chorinho

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    21. I. Dramatique. Recitatif. Anime

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Darius Milhaud

    22. II. Lent et sombre

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Darius Milhaud

    23. III. Emporte

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Darius Milhaud

    24. Concertino de printemps, Op. 135

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Darius Milhaud

    25. 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G-Flat Major (arr. for violin and piano)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    26. String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile (arr. for violin and piano)

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    27. Souvenir

      Composer: František Drdla

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    28. Londonderry Air (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    29. Thaïs, Act II: Méditation (version for violin and piano)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    30. Kinderszenen (Scenes of childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Dreaming) (arr. for violin and piano)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    31. Zolotoy petushok (The Golden Cockerel), Act II: Hymn to the Sun (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)

      Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    32. Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. for violin and piano)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Paul Ulanowsky

    33. I. Allegro molto appassionato -

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Otto Ackermann

    34. II. Andante -

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Otto Ackermann

    35. II. Allegretto non troppo - III. Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Otto Ackermann

    36. I. Allegretto ben moderato

      Composer: César Franck

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Helene Pignari

    37. II. Allegro

      Composer: César Franck

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Helene Pignari

    38. III. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben moderato - Molto lento

      Composer: César Franck

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Helene Pignari

    39. IV. Allegretto poco mosso

      Composer: César Franck

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Helene Pignari

    40. I. Allegro

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Musical Masterpiece Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Walter Goehr

    41. II. Andante

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Musical Masterpiece Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Walter Goehr

    42. III. Presto in moto perpetuo

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Musical Masterpiece Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Walter Goehr

    43. I. Andante semplice

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Aaron Copland

    44. II. Lento

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Aaron Copland

    45. III. Allegretto giusto

      Composer: Aaron Copland

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Aaron Copland

    46. I. Quiet and Philosophic

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    47. II. Belligerent

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    48. III. Slow and lonely

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    49. IV. Madly Dancing

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    50. V. Gracefully Strolling

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Theodore Saidenberg

    51. Hexapoda

      Composer: Robert Russell Bennett

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Robert Russell Bennett

    52. I. Benritmato

      Composer: Camargo Guarnieri

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    53. II. Profundamente terno

      Composer: Camargo Guarnieri

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    54. III. Allegro

      Composer: Camargo Guarnieri

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    55. I. Allegro

      Composer: Quincy Porter

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    56. II. Andante

      Composer: Quincy Porter

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    57. III. Allegro con fuoco

      Composer: Quincy Porter

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Artur Balsam

    58. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    59. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    60. III. Danza pastorale: Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    61. I. Allegro non molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    62. II. Adagio - Presto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    63. III. Presto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    64. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    65. II. Adagio molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    66. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    67. I. Allegro non molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    68. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    69. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Concert Hall Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Henry Swoboda

    70. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    71. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    72. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    73. I. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    74. II. Largo

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    75. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    76. I. Allegro molto

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Peter Rybar

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    77. II. Andante

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Peter Rybar

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden

    78. III. Allegro

      Composer: Antonio Vivaldi

      Ensemble: Winterthur Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Louis Kaufman, Peter Rybar

      Conductor: Clemens Dahinden


Louis Kaufman was born on May 10, 1905 in Portland, Oregon. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Romania who were very interested in the arts and took their son to concerts. Kaufman gave his solo debut in the New York Town Hall in 1928 under the auspices of the International Naumburg Competition, which he proceeded to win. He then went on to play with such acclaimed musicians as Pablo Casals (cello), Mischa Elmann (violin), Jascha Heifetz (violin), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello) and Alfredo Rossi (piano). He also played classical music in ensembles, such as the Musical Art Quartet, the Kaufman Quartet, the Westwood String Quartet, the Bach Chamber Symphony Group. In 1932 Kaufman married the pianist Annette Leibole and performed frequently with her in public. In 1956 Louis Kaufman and his wife returned to Los Angeles. The violinist continued to give wonderful concerts until the late 1970s. After an eye operation he decided to retire from active performance. Louis Kaufman died on February 9, 1994. He was probably the violinist who had recorded the most works in the twentieth century. In addition to building up this huge body of recordings he was also the inventor of the Kaufman chinrest for the violin. The recordings featured on this historic CD album are predominantly from the 1940s and 50s.