In 1912 the world-famous Belgian violinist, then aged 54, made what were to be his only records in America.
Yehudi Menuhin Introduces the majority of these collector's items,. discusses Ysaye's historical importance as a violinist, and portrays his jovial character in private life. The records include mazurkas by Wieniawski and Ysaye; a rondino by Vieuxtemps; a Hungarian Dance by Brahms; the Caprice Viennois by Kreisler; Wagner's Albumblatt; Chabrier's Scherzo-valse; and the last movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.