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Zino Francescatti
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Zino Francescatti - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

Edouard Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole [78rpm]
Zino Francescatti: Lalo, Franck, Debussy, Schumann, Shostakovich, Bach, Wieniawski [CD]

 
 

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Prelude [CD: 3:20]

Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Columbia LFX-726
Pearl GEMM CD-9250

Nov 30, 1946

78 rpm
CD / TT: 70:25

Recorded at Studio Pelouze, Paris, France.
Matrix Number: CLX-2476.
Listen on YouTube:
Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006: Prelude + Schumann: Prophet Bird, Op. 82 n°7 (arrranged Auer) [6:15]
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S-2

Bach: Partita n 2 in D minor & Partita n 3 in E major for violin unaccompanied
Francescatti plays Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E; Partita No. 2 in D minor; Partita No. 3 in E
Zino Francescatti, Vol. 1: Live Broadcasts & Studio Recordings 1946-1952 Bach & Paganini

 

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 [18:00]
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [25:00]

Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Columbia ML-4935
Columbia Special Products P-14194 (1977)
Biddulph 80207
Doremi DHR-7780
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BWV 1006: Apr 24, 1952
BWV 1004: May 23, 1950

LP / TT:
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 62:16
CD / TT: 72:36
MP3 / TT: 72:27

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, New York, USA.
Biddulph CD: Transferring: David Hermann.
Doremi CD: Remastering & Restoration: Jacob Harnoy.
Listen on YouTube:
Doremi CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 16 Tracks; TT: 72:43]
Partita for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1004: Chaconne [13:24]
Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006: Mvts. 1-2 [8:58] + Mvts. 3-7 [9:52] | Gavotte et Rondeau [2:59]
Buy this album at:
Biddulph CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Biddulph CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Doremi CD (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Doremi Music Download (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de



S-3

Brahms: Sonate op. 108; Partita BWV 1002; Ben-Haim: Sonata in G; Ravel: Tzigane; Saint-Saëns: Intruduction et rondo capriccioso

 

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 [17:10]

Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Orfeo d'or C-711081-B

Aug 25, 1958

CD / TT: 63:40

Recorded live at Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, in the frame of Salzburg Festival.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 15 Tracks; TT: 79:30]
Buy this album at:
CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


S-4

Zino Francescatti: Violin Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Tschaikovsky and a treasury of chamber works all previously unissued
The Art of Zino Francescatti

 

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 [16:29]

Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Music & Arts MA-1171 (2006)
Andromede 491125 (2012)
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Sep 9, 1958

4-CD / TT: 4:53:53
4-CD / TT: 4:53:53
MP3 / TT: 4:44:06

Recorded live in Besançon, France.
Sound Restoration: Maggie Payne.
Listen on YouTube:
Andromede 4-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 35 Tracks; TT: 4:44:39]
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Andromede CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Hommage A Chausson, Op. 51 For Violin and Piano; Three Preludes for piano; Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A major for violin and piano [LP] [H-1]
Bach: Italian Concerto; Partita No. 2; French Suite No. 6; Toccata in E minor
[H-1]
Beethoven: Sonatas No. 3 and No. 4; Mozart: Sonata in E-flat, K. 481; Bach: Sonata No. 2 in A
[H-1]

 
 

Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [Sony CD: 12:51; Biddulph CD: 12:48]

Zino Francescatti (Violin); Robert Casadesus (Piano)

Columbia XTV-22291/92
Sony Classical 50338322
Biuddulph 80214

May 7, 1947

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 63:54
CD / TT: 70:12

Recorded at Liederkranz Hall, New York City, New York, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 BWV 1015: Complete Work [12:30]
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Sony CD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Biddulph CD (2005): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-0

Michael Rabin Collection, Vol. 2: Violin Concertos

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Mvt. 1 [4:44]

Donald Voorhees

With The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra

Michael Rabin (Violin); Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Doremi DHR-7951-3

Apr 28, 1952

3-CD / TT: 4hr

Recorded live at...
Listen on YouTube:
2 Violins Concerto BWV 1043: Mvt. 1 [4:46]
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3-CD (2009): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


O-1

Prokofiev: Concerto No. 2 in G minor; Bach: Concerto No. 2 in E major [O-1]
Francescatti plays Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E; Partita No. 2 in D minor; Partita No. 3 in E
[O-1]

 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [CD: 18:05]

George Szell

Columbia Symphony Orchestra (= Cleveland Orchestra)

Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Columbia Masterworks ýML-4648
Biddulph 80207

Jan 6, 1953

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 62:16

Recorded at Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042: Complete Work [18:08]
Buy this album at:
Biddulph CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.de
Biddulph CD (2004): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

O-2

Morini in concert with Zino Francescatti

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [16:13]

Frederic Waldman

Musica Aeterna Orchestra

Erica Morini (Violin); Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Arbiter Records 128

Feb 25-26, 1967

CD / TT: 77:29

Recorded live in New York City, New York, USA.


O-3

J.S. Bach: Die Violinkonzerte · The Violin Concertos
J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos BWV 1041, BWV 1042, BWV 1043 BWV 1064R

 
 
 

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [LP: 16:53; CD: 16:58]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [LP: 18:59; CD: 18:59]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [LP: 16:44; CD: 16:49]

Rudolf Baumgartner

Festival Strings Lucerne

Régis Pasquier (Violin) [BWV 1043]; Zino Francescatti (Violin)

Deutsche Grammophon 2530242
Deutsche Grammophon 2542173
Deutsche Grammophon 410684-1
Deutsche Grammophon 459169-2
Deutsche Grammophon 429151-2
Deutsche Grammophon
POCG-6099
Archiv UCCA-3176

Jun 5-7, 1971

LP / TT: 52:36
LP / TT: 52:36
LP / TT: 52:36
CD / TT: 53:16
CD / TT: 53:16
CD / TT: 53:16
CD / TT: 72:04

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Morgartenstrasse, Lucerne, Switzerland.
Producer, Recording Supervisor: Günther Breest; Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 9 Tracks; TT: 52:51] | Complete Album [53:06] | Complete Album [53:37]
Violin Concerto No. 1 BWV 1041: Complete Work [16:55]
Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042: Complete Work [19:12]
2 Violins Concerto BWV 1043: Complete Work [17:11]
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CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.de





The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2021)

Zino Francescatti: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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