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Unfortunately, I don't see anything forthcoming from Sony, which controls most of the other half of the Busch legacy - the American Columbia recordings made from 1941 to 1951. So to plug the gap a little, I present one of the rarer of these. It's characteristic that Busch, although he only recorded two of the unaccompanied Bach violin works commercially - one Sonata and one Partita - would choose to do the ones with the most complex movements. And so, the Partita that he recorded in 1929 is No. 2 with the great Chaconne (this is in the Warner box), and the Sonata is the one with the grandest Fugue:
Bach: Unaccompanied Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005
Adolf Busch, violin
Recorded May 18, 1942
Columbia ML-4309, one side of one 12" LP record
Link (FLAC files, 62.75 MB)
Link (MP3 files, 39.15 MB)
Although made in 1942, this recording did not receive a release until 1950, simultaneously on LP and 78 (the latter was set MM-926), the LP being coupled with a Bach concerto played by the 19-year-old Eugene Istomin which had been released on 78s four years previously. I have chosen to transfer this from the 78s (since tracking these old Columbia LPs is, for me, always a bit dicey):
Bach: Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052
Eugene Istomin (piano) with the Busch Chamber Players
Recorded April 25 and May 3, 1945
Columbia Masterworks set MM-624, three 78-rpm records
Link (FLAC files, 58.40 MB)
Link (MP3 files, 41.49 MB)
Alternate links:
ReplyDeleteSonata - FLAC:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/wt40j9ectr32szw/Busch_-_Bach_Solo_Sonata_3_FLACs.zip
Sonata - MP3:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6bc572tbej5g8c1/Busch_-_Bach_Solo_Sonata_3_MP3s.zip
Concerto - FLAC:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/0oxs3xfd5srv59n/Istomin_-_Bach_Concerto_in_D_minor_FLACs.zip
Concerto - MP3:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/terb69tz3dqvw2l/Istomin_-_Bach_Concerto_in_D_minor_MP3s.zip
As ever, Bryan, thank you for your hard work and generosity and a very Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Nick
Happy new year, Bryan!
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff, Bryan, for which many thanks! One minor correction: while Busch recorded only two of the works for solo violin commercially as you say, he also performed the Sonata #1 in G minor. The 4-CD set M&A 1244 ("The Busch-Serkin Duo Live") includes a composite performance of the work: the last three movements from a 1934 performance in Copenhagen, supplemented by the opening Adagio from a 1948 Library of Congress performance. Happy 2016!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification, something I should have caught earlier as I have that M&A set myself! I'll have to go back and listen to it again.
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