Enesco George

George Enescu (also known as Georges Enesco, 19 August 1881 – 4 May 1955) is considered to be the greatest Romanian musician. He was a composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher.

Mozart violin concerto #3 – Yehudi Menuhin, Georges Enesco – 1935 78 rpm shellac rip

Classical, Enesco George, Menuhin Yehudi, Mozart Wolfgang, Remastering from shellac records, Victor, Violin
Anton Stepichev


Menuhin plays very beautifully, his pre-war records belong to the gold fund of violin music. In the recording we hear the typical, somewhat covered and colorated sound of Victor, the set is prefabricated: the first part is a reissue of the 1940s, the second and third parts – the Japanese first press of the 1930s. The losses of The Victor reissue are not as great as they were in Columbia and Decca, although in analog the quality deterioration was obvious, after the digitizing it almost fades.

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J.S.Bach — Concerto For Two Violins — Yehudi Menuhin, Georges Enesco ‎– 1932 78rpm shellac rip

Bach Johann, Classical, Enesco George, His Master's Voice, Menuhin Yehudi, Monteux Pierre, Remastering from shellac records, Violin
Anton Stepichev


Only the first record is present from the set. The orchestra sounds a little heavy, but Menuhin's violin is recorded elegantly – touching, soft and intonated, it is for this sound Menuhin loved by his fans. The Enesco instrument sounds calm and muted, the teacher does not interfere with his protege.

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