ARTHUR GRUMIAUX violin J.S.BACH Sonatas & Partitas 3LP

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ARTIST: ARTHUR GRUMIAUX, violin; J.S.BACH, composer
TITLE: SONATAS AND PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN
RECORD LABEL: PHILIPS 835 198/200. HI-FI STEREO, silver on red label. Made in Holland.  3 LPs in a box set; 8 page full size booklet in German, English and French. Recorded 1960-61.

DESCRIPTION: GORGEOUS. STUNNING.

1. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
2. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002
3. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
4. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
5. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005
6. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

From three reviews:
Grumiaux tackles these pieces with an effortless grace that makes these pieces instantly accesible to any listener.

Arthur Grumiaux was among the most elegant and refined violinists who ever recorded. This doesn't preclude his playing the famous Chaconne with lots of power, which he does. But it means hearing Bach with all technical difficulties minimized to give you a clear view of the music. Sometimes, as in Joseph Szigeti's late recordings (Vanguard Classics OVC 8021/2), there is a sense of struggle between the violin and the music that makes for more dramatic Bach. Grumiaux allows you to hear everything Bach put into the music, and it all sounds beautiful. --Leslie Gerber

Arthur Grumiaux recorded his Philips traversal of the Bach solo Partitas and Sonatas in 1960-61. In many ways his readings never have been surpassed, although next to Grumiaux you'd rightly have to consider Nathan Milstein (DG and EMI), Oscar Shumsky (ASV), and of course Heifetz. Grumiaux brings the utmost refinement and purity of line to every bar. You can take the colossal technical skill required in brilliant sections of the E major Partita (did anyone ever play the opening Preludio with more fastidious control over dynamics and shaping within phrases?) or the labyrinthine Chaconne from the D minor work completely for granted. Grumiaux also achieves exceptional clarity of articulation in such movements as the fugue from the G minor work, and is both warmly spontaneous and natural in the slow movements (there's none of Menuhin's over-worked ornamentations, just enough to grace Bach's lines tastefully and elegantly). It's a masterful traversal of Bach's "Bible" for the violin... The sound is detailed, vibrant, and fully complementary to the multifarious shadings and colors of violin and harpsichord.
--Michael Jameson, ClassicsToday.com

COVER is VG+(+), two corners split, otherwise lovely with almost no wear.

BOOKLET has a few minor small stains, no writing or tears, slight corner wear on one corner.

    THE RECORD HAS BEEN CLEANED with a NITTY GRITTY record cleaning machine.
It is in a new, non-static, high-density plastic inner sleeve; the cover is protected with a clear plastic outer sleeve.
Please SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM regarding INNER SLEEVES.

    PROFESSIONAL PACKAGING: Record is removed from cover, inserted into the custom-made plastic outer sleeve along with the cover, then nestled in a protective two-layer bed of bubble wrap. Then it goes into a secure, crush-resistant new box. No split seams or mashed corners. (In the case of sealed records, we will not open them unless asked.)

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