Tibor Varga · Early Radio Recordings · 2CD

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Tibor Varga‘s illustrious career spanned several decades, establishing him as one of the twentieth century’s preeminent violinists, and pedagogues. This historic compilation presents meticulously restored German radio broadcasts that illuminate a pivotal period in Varga’s artistic development following his emigration from Hungary. Of particular significance are two masterful collaborations with fellow Hungarian conductors: a compelling account of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (1954) with Carl Garaguly, and a historically important interpretation of Berg’s Violin Concerto (1957) under Georg Solti. Varga’s connection to the Berg concerto holds special historical significance, as he achieved the distinction of presenting its Viennese premiere in 1946, with Hermann Scherchen conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

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TIBOR VARGA Early Radio Recordings

CD 1

TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35
Tibor Varga · violin
Bamberger Symphoniker
Carl Garaguly · conductor
Recorded · 18 June 1954 · Bamberg · Kulturraum · BR · Radio Studio Recording

SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen, Op 20
Tibor Varga · violin
Bamberger Symphoniker
Jan Koetsier · conductor
Recorded · 24 August 1954 · Bamberg · Kulturraum · BR · Radio Studio Recording

RAVEL: Tzigane
Tibor Varga · violin
Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Winfried Zillig · conductor
Recorded · 5 June 1951 · Frankfurt · Altes Funkhaus · HR · Radio Studio Recording

SAINT-SAËNS: Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op 28
Tibor Varga · violin
Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Winfried Zillig · conductor
Recorded · 3 August 1953 · Frankfurt · Altes Funkhaus · HR · Radio Studio Recording

SAINT-SAËNS: Havanaise, Op 83
Tibor Varga · violin
Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Winfried Zillig · conductor
Recorded · 28 September 1953 · Frankfurt · Altes Funkhaus · HR · Radio Studio Recording

CD 2

Schubert Rondo for Violin and Strings in A Major, D 438
Tibor Varga · violin
Kammerorchester Tibor Varga
Recorded · 12 December 1957 · Munich · Funkhaus Studio 1 · BR · Radio Studio Recording

Berg Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 35
Tibor Varga · violin
Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester
Georg Solti · conductor
Recorded · 17 June 1957 · Cologne · Großer Sendesaal · WDR · Radio Studio Recording

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op 64
Tibor Varga · violin
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
Eliahu Inbal · conductor
Kreisler Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Encore)
Recorded · 27 August 1970 · Sion · Salle de la Matze · RTS · Live Recording

Article number: MC 2061
UPC barcode: 791154051269
Release date: 1 February 2025
Booklet: 12 Pages
Total timing: 67:17 CD1 · 70:26 CD2
From the Original Masters · ® · © 2025 Meloclassic

May 2025 ∙ British Gramophone ∙ Rob Cowan ∙ Tibor Varga · Early Radio Recordings
Hungarian-born Tibor Varga certainly had something to communicate about everything he played, as is amply illustrated by Meloclassic’s excellent (and very well refurbished) double album of ‘Early Radio Recordings’. Performances of concertos by Tchaikovsky (under Carl Garaguly, 1954) and Mendelssohn (Eliahu Inbal, 1970), treat virtuosity as side play but are in the main feelingly interpreted and lyrical. The unexpected highlight of the set is a 1957 studio recording of Alban Berg’s Concerto with the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra under Georg Solti, as much for Solti’s approach to the score as for Varga’s. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a recording of the Berg that is more moving than this, even if the orchestra isn’t exactly topnotch. Other music on the set includes showpieces by Sarasate, Ravel, SaintSaëns and, perhaps best among them, a stunning unaccompanied live recording of Kreisler’s Variations on a Theme of Corelli. Recommended, and not just for curious fiddle buffs.View here

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