Bach & Beethoven: Violin Works

Featuring

Adolf Busch
Fritz Busch
New York Philharmonic
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Performer Biography

Adolf Busch, the violinist on this album, played the Beethoven Violin Concerto more than 50 times in 1927 alone, the composer's centenary year.

Recording & Production

The recording of Bach's Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 in C on this album had a very short life in the 78 rpm catalogue due to the American entry into World War II and the resulting shortage of shellac.

Recording & Production

The 1942 recording of the Beethoven Violin Concerto featured on this album was rejected by Adolf Busch himself due to poor balance, as the inexperienced producer placed him too close to the microphone and isolated him from the orchestra.

Recording & Production

Adolf Busch's legendary interpretation of the complete Beethoven Concerto survives only in this 1942 recording, despite his rejection of it and a later broadcast recording having five large gaps due to disc changes.

Performer Biography

Adolf Busch performed the Beethoven Violin Concerto several times with renowned conductors such as Mengelberg, Furtwängler, Toscanini, and his brother Fritz Busch, who conducts on this recording.