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JOSEPH SZIGETI (BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, 5 SEPTEMBER, 1892 – LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND, 19 FEBRUARY, 1973)
Szigeti was born Joseph “Jóska” Singer to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He began his studies at a local music school; while still a child, he was placed in the advanced class of Hubay at the Budapest Academy of Music; then made his debut in Berlin at age 13. He made his first appearance in London when he was 15; subsequently toured England in concerts with Busoni; then settled in Switzerland in 1913; was a professor at the Geneva Conservatory (1917-25). He made an auspicious U.S. debut playing the Beethoven Concerto with Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra at N.Y.’s Carnegie Hall (Dec. 15, 1925); thereafter he toured the U.S. regularly while continuing to appear in Europe. With the outbreak of World War II, he went to the U.S. (1940), becoming a naturalized American citizen in 1951. After the end of the war, he resumed his international career; settled again in Switzerland in 1960 and gave master classes. Szigeti was an artist of rare intellect and integrity; he eschewed the role of the virtuoso, placing himself totally at the service of the music. In addition to the standard repertoire, he championed the music of many 20th-century composers, including Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, Prokofiev, Honegger, Bloch, and Martin.
TRACKLIST
a). Sumare from ‘’Saudades do Brazil’’ (Milhaud-Levy) b). Danse du Meunier (Miller’s Dance) from Three Cornered Hat (Falla-Szigeti) with Andor Farkas (piano) Columbia 71129-D XCO27425, 1940-06-05
Adieu (Elgar-Szigeti) with Nikita de Magaloff (piano) Columbia C A14361 2150-M, 1934-02-27
Caprice No. 24 (Variations in A Minor) (Paganini) with Kurt Ruhrseitz (piano) Columbia J 8064 WAX 3744 A, 1928-06-07
Corcovado from Saudades do Brazil (Milhaud) with Kurt Ruhrseitz (piano) Columbia J 5004 A 3587 B, 1926-07-09
La Fontaine d’Arethuse (Szymanowsky) Flight of the bumblebee (Rimsky-Korsakov-Hartmann) with Nikita de Magaloff (piano) Columbia J 8034 WTX 94 B, 1933-06-01
Le printemps (Milhaud) Columbia AX 1929 L 1963, 1926-09-20
Minuet in G Major (Beethoven) with Kurt Ruhrseitz (piano) Columbia A 3540 D 1527, 1926-07-05
Romanian Folk Dances Jocul cu Bata Braul; Pe Loc (Bartok-Szekely) Columbia 2293-D WA9908
Scene de la Czarda No. 3 (Hungarian Gipsy Fantasy) (Hubay) with Nikita de Magaloff (piano) Columbia J 5175 35246 A
Serenade (Elgar-Szigeti) with Nikita de Magaloff (piano) Columbia C A14362 2150-M, 1934-02-27
Slovanské tance Op. 72 No. 2 (Dvořák-Kreisler) Columbia AX 1773 L 1963
Violin Concerto in D minor Allegro (Tartini) Columbia CAX 8130, 1937-12-06, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, conductor Walter Goehr
Violin Concerto in D minor -Grave (Tartini) Columbia CAX 8131, 1937-12-06, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, conductor Walter Goehr
Violin Concerto in D minor Presto (Tartini) Columbia CAX 8132, 1937-12-06, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, conductor Walter Goehr
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19 (Prokofiev) Andantino; Andante assai Columbia CAX 7583, CAX 7584, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1935-08-23
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19 (Prokofiev) Vivacissimo Columbia CAX 7585, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1935-08-23
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, op. 19 (Prokofiev) Andante; Allegro moderato Columbia CAX 7586, CAX 7587, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1935-08-23
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV218 (Mozart) Allegro moderato Columbia CAX 7288, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1934-10-08
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV218 (Mozart) Andante Columbia CAX 7289, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1934-10-08
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, KV218 (Mozart) Rondo Allegro (Cadenzas: Joachim) Columbia CAX 7290, London, EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, 1934-10-08
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