Bath Festival Orchestra
The Bath Festival Orchestra was the resident symphonic ensemble at an international music festival held every spring in the historical setting of Bath Abbey, as well as in the nearby cities of Wells and Bristol. The festival was founded as a children's music festival in 1948 by impresario Ian Hunter with performances by the National Youth Orchestra. Orchestra programs at the festival in the 1950s concentrated on Classical repertoire, with considerable contributions made by Thomas Beecham. After a dozen years of financial struggles (with no performances at all between 1956 and 1957), Hunter engaged Yehudi Menuhin as artistic director for the 1959 season, bringing international attention through creative programming. It was Menuhin who formed the Bath Festival Orchestra, using players he had worked with in London recording sessions. Menuhin's ambitious vision for the festival resulted in a return of financial problems and he resigned in 1968, taking the orchestra with him and renaming it as the Menuhin Festival Orchestra. Meanwhile, the festival continued with visiting orchestras. Michael Tippett, who lived in the nearby town of Corsham, became involved with the festival in 1969 and served as music director for the next five years, refocusing the programming toward contemporary music. Subsequent festival directors included William Glock, William Mann, Amelia Freedman, Nicholas Kraemer, Jolyon Laycock, and Tim Joss.
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Discography
10 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bach: Double Concerto & Violin Concertos
Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra, Christian Ferras
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 7 Jan 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Orchestral Suites & Other Concertos
Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 8 Mar 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach : Violin Concertos - Orchestral Suites
Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 20 Jun 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach Violin Concerto's No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041, No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042 & No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 1043
Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra
Concertos - Released by MVE on 12 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Suites pour orchestre BWV 1066-9, Offrande Musciale
Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 1 Mar 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos pour violon n° 1 à 5 - Sinfonia Concertante
Yehudi Menuhin, Bath Festival Orchestra
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 6 Mar 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concerti grossi op. 6, n° 1 à 10
Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on 25 Nov 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 and Serenades, KV 239 & KV 525
Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Classical - Released by Jube Classic on 13 May 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Maestro Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Classical - Released by Disky Classics on 14 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Bath Festival Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin
Classical - Released by The Golden Legacy of Music on 16 Sep 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo