Yehudi Menuhin at 80
The first of two programmes in which Lord Menuhin talks to Lyndon Jenkins and looks back over his long career as a solo violinist, chamber music player and conductor. Today, he discusses some of the works for which he has become famous and recalls conductors he has worked with. A selection of Menuhin recordings includes Vieuxtemps's Violin Concerto No 5,
Walton's Viola Sonata, Bach's Double Concerto with Gioconda de Vito, and Lalo's Symphonie espagnole.
Producer Ray Abbott Discs