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Ginette Neveu, violin Rec. January, June, September 1949 Original transfer to CD by Music and Arts, 1994 from earlier 1982 issue XR remastering by Andrew Rose, March 2008 Download ID: 413356-9 (Durations - Part 1: 54'58" - Part 2: 56'47") Scroll down for original covers and cue sheet downloads Part 1 Part 2

On This Recording

• 1. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
• 2. Ravel: Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra
• 3. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77
• 4. Chausson: Poème for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25

1. Southwest German Radio Orchestra (Baden-Baden), cond. Hans Rosbaus (rec. Sept. 1949)
3. The Hague Residentie Orchestra, cond. Antal Dorati (rec. 10 June 1949)
2, 4. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York, cond. Charles Munch (rec. 2 Jan. 1949)

The recording is split across two downloads - the first contains the first two works, the second the latter two works. CD orders come as a double set containing all four works. The original 1994 Music and Arts CD inserts and notes have been scanned and converted to pdf format ready to download and print out - scroll down to download these covers.

The original CD issue has now been fully remastered with the latest XR technology for this release. During this remastering some recordings have been slightly repitched, causing some small variations in the track timings as shown on the original covers.

Ginette Neveu

Ginette Neveu

Ginette Neveu (August 11, 1919 – October 27, 1949) was a French violinist.

Born in Paris into a very musical family, Ginette Neveu became a violinist and her brother Jean-Paul Neveu a classical pianist. She was also the grandniece of composer Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937). A child prodigy, Ginette Neveu took lessons from her mother and made her solo debut at the age of seven with the Colonne Orchestra in Paris. Her parents then decided to send her to study under Line Talluel, and after further studies with Jules Boucherit at the Paris Conservatory, she completed her training with instruction from George Enescu, Nadia Boulanger, and Carl Flesch.

At age 15, Ginette Neveu achieved worldwide celebrity status when she won the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition over 180 contestants, including the future virtuoso David Oistrakh, who finished second. Neveu was immediately signed to an extensive touring contract that, over the next two years, saw her give solo performances at the leading concert halls of Germany, Poland, the Soviet Union, the United States, and Canada.

Neveu's international career was interrupted by World War II, but she finally was able to make her London debut in 1945. Her brother Jean-Paul accompanied her on piano, and the two toured post-war Europe extensively (appearing at the Prague Spring International Music Festival), as well as visiting Australia and South America. They also made return engagements at major venues in the United States. Noted for her intensity, power, and impeccable sonority, Ginette Neveu is recognized as one of the world's great violinists, despite a career that ended at a very young age.

Ginette Neveu gave her last concert on October 20, 1949. A week later, on October 27, she and her brother boarded an Air France flight en route to another series of concert engagements. All 48 passengers on board the flight, including the famous French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan, died when the plane flew into a mountain after two failed attempts to make a landing at the São Miguel Island airport in the Azores.

It is said that Ginette Neveu's body was found still clutching her Stradivarius in her arms.

Edith Piaf wrote of Neveu in her autobiography, The Wheel of Fortune: "I would have traveled thousands of miles to hear the great Ginette Neveu..."

These notes from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginette_Neveu
Further information is contained in the downloadable sleevenotes with the cover, below

Find out more:   Beethoven Violin Concerto: 3. Rondo (Allegro) CD covers to print:   CD-writing cuesheet: [What's that?] CD1: CD2:

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