Chaconne ida haendel violin recital ida haendel, johann. Bachs d minor partita for unaccompanied violin, brahms hungarian dance no. What commands this respect is her large tone, assured and dedicated technique, and refreshing musicality. Jeansebastien bach compositeur, ida haendel interprete cd album. His music has immediate appeal and more accessible than bachs. Ida haendel violin recital ida haendel, johann sebastian bach, wolfgang. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. And may i just finish with recommending ida haendels wonderful and stillavailable recordings of the sibelius, britten and walton concertos on emi, and be equally enthusiastic about the testament series that stewart brown has issued over the years bach, elgar, that brahms concerto with celibidache, and other priceless documents.
Her recording career began on 10 september 1940 for decca, initially of short solo pieces and chamber works. Program 2 conclusion of the of the 1988 documentary of the life and career of violinist ida haendel, produced and directed by richard bocking. Born in chelm, haendel studied as a child prodigy with michaelowicz in warsaw, and in 1933 won the conservatory gold medal and the first huberman prize with beethovens violin concerto. The respect held by other musicians for the talents of violinist ida haendel is almost as total as her obscurity in the mind of the general public. Ida haendel was in her heyday in this fullon brahms, blending strength and tenderness, fire and good humour. Ida haendel biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. She has been performing continuously since winning a concert competition at the age of seven. Ida haendel was born on december 15, 1924 in chelm, lubelskie, poland.
Although i enjoyed the whole recital, my two favorite sections were the bachs chaconne her. Read editor ariane todes thoughts on ida haendel and her latest cd the great violinist offers her insights into bach s. Ida haendel is an english violin player of polish origin. Born in chelm, poland, on december 15, 1928, ida haendel was the younger of two daughters born to nathan and fela hendel sic. Ida haendel plays sibelius, bournemouth symphony orchestra, paavo berglund. Although his family was not musically inclined, handel was attracted to music and opera at a young age. If we are talking about the variety of genres in which these composers worked, handel was as astoundingly various as bach.
At 4, she began formal studies with miecyzslaw michalowicz at the warsaw conservatory, where she won. At the age of 3, in 1931, ida haendel picked up her older sisters violin when she wasnt supposed to. In 2008 ida haendel recorded this album of violin music, with and without piano. The lebrecht weekly ida haendel the one they dont want. Information from its description page there is shown below. She is known for her work on great performances 1971, violins in wartime. Bach s d minor partita for unaccompanied violin, brahms hungarian dance no. George frideric handel 16851759 was born about a month before j. In 1719 bach s work took him to halle, where handel was home on a visit. Buy prague recordings 19571965 by ida haendel, various, none from amazons classical music store.
This video shows ida haendel at the top of her artistic power. Violinist ida haendel, born in 1928 in poland, has been performing continuously since winning a concert competition at the age of seven. Ida haendel has said that she has always had a passion for german music. The violinist ida haendel will play the third sonatas by brahms and george enescu, the latter a sentimental tribute to her childhood teacher and menuhins. In april 1945, she recorded both the tchaikovsky and mendelssohn concertos followed in 1947 by the dvorak concerto. Ida haendel, cbe born 15 december 1928 is a polishbritish violinist. At the time, london would not allow children under the age of 14 to perform on sundays, so 11yearold ida and her manager lied about her age in order for her to play. At 4, she began formal studies with miecyzslaw michalowicz at. Join facebook to connect with ida handel and others you may know. Handel 16851759 arranged by michelle diehl for 4 guitars. Several sources state the year of her birth as 1923 or 1924. Ida haendel 1violinist for the record 2selected discography 3sources 4violinist ida haendel 5, born in 1928 in poland, has been performing continuously since winning a concert competition at the age of seven. Visit the classical wedding music page for free mp3s of the air from the water music suite in f. His main output was operaoratorio for international public.
I congratulate you on the great success, but most of all i congratulate myself, that my concerto has found an interpreter of your rare standard. She has had an outstanding career from her childhood success performing the beethoven violin concerto and winning the. Oct 24, 2009 program 2 conclusion of the of the 1988 documentary of the life and career of violinist ida haendel, produced and directed by richard bocking. She is known for her work on great performances 1971, violins in wartime 2011 and the haendel variations 2018. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Strauss classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
Happily, emis splendid coupling of the walton and britten concertos 485 is still listed the latter piece a special favourite of haendels, after robert ponsonby persuaded her to play it at the proms and stewart brown on his testament label has. The confusion, haendel claims, is the result of a performance she gave in london in 1937 when she was nine years old. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Bach chaconne d minor 2 youtube unaccompanied cello suite no. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Several years of ida haendels collaboration with canadian orchestras, as well as concerts in montreal, toronto, ottawa and vancouver, made her a key celebrity of canadian musical life. This week, marvel at the talent of octogenarian violinist ida haendel. Ida haendel, cbe is a british violinist of polish birth, with a reputation of being the most accomplished female player. The study of bach and handel is interesting because of their marked similarities and subtle differences. Music for the royal fireworks hsin chuang school wind band. Ida haendel is a british violinist of polish birth. Born in 1928 to a polish jewish family in chelm, her talents were evident when she picked up her sisters violin at the age of three.
For masterly performance of jean sibeliuss concerto, in 1982 she was awarded the prize bearing the outstanding finnish composers name. At the age of 84, the polishborn violinist ida haendel is still a force to be reckoned with in the classical music world. Michalowicz at the warsaw conservatory, as well as with carl flesch in london and george enescu in paris. In 1719 bachs work took him to halle, where handel was home on a visit. Happily, emis splendid coupling of the walton and britten concertos 485 is still listed the latter piece a special favourite of haendel s, after robert ponsonby persuaded her to play it at the proms and stewart brown on his testament label has. Tzigane ida haendel, violon derek bampton, piano enr. Ida haendel brahms violin concerto releases discogs. Listen to music from ida haendel like violin concerto in d minor, op. Prague recordings, 19571965 with haendel, ida, holecek, alfred on cd. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ida haendel at the discogs marketplace.
Bach made a second attempt to contact handel ten years later, and that also failed to pan out. This recital includes saintsaens introduction and rondo capriccioso, the chaconne from j. During world war ii, haendel played for english troops and participated in myra hess national gallery concerts. Her major label recordings have earned critical praise, particularly her performance of. A few years later she was playing the beethoven concerto and competing against the likes of a 27 year old david oistrakh. Happily, emis splendid coupling of the walton and britten concertos 485 is still listed the latter piece a special favourite of haendels, after robert ponsonby persuaded her to play it at the proms and stewart brown on his testament label. Ida haendel on being a legend and her career so far ida haendel chaconne discover music. They were born in the same year, just about 80 miles away, but handel got famous pretty young, and bach was never really famous in his own lifetime, so they werent friends or anything, if thats what you mea. New to youtube ida haendel schumann violin concerto. With its pristine acoustics and sexy ceiling friezes, wigmore hall has served london splendidly for almost 100 years as its premier venue for debutants. Ida haendel plays sibelius, bournemouth symphony orchestra, paavo berglund violin concerto two serenades humoreske no. Relocating with her family to england after the outbreak of world war ii, she began her recording career there before embarking on her first world tour after the war ended.
She has had an outstanding career from her childhood success performing the beethoven violin concerto and winning the warsaw conservatory gold medal. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from ida haendel. I set this up with her permission and have run this. Bach learned of handels visit and tried to look him up.
It is little short of scandalous that a violinist of such mastery as ida haendel should have made so few recordings over the years. Organ concerto in b flat major hwv294 mary angelina mei. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, musicians and their works. Her major label recordings have earned critical praise, particularly her performance of the sibelius concerto which elicited a fan letter from its composer. In 1933, she won the first prize at bronislaw huberman competition in. I am the violin is a 2004 documentary about violinist ida haendel, written and directed by paul cohen and produced by idtv in amsterdam. Johann sebastian bach and george frideric handel were both baroque composers who used the italian and french styles that were the basic language of the baroque. Works of vivaldi, bach, handel, paganini, giuliani decca release 5 cds. Violin virtuoso ida haendel performing schumanns violin concerto in d minor with conductor, lorin maazel and the kolner rundfunk sinfonie orchester recorded live on february 8, 1960 at the radiostudio in koln, germany.