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HYMAN BRESS (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 30 JUNE, 1931 – MONTREAL, CANADA, 30 OCTOBER, 1995)

 

 

 

 

Bress had the first violin lessons from his father and made his debut nine years old with the city of Cape Town Symphony Orchestra (now the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1946 to 1951 he studied with Ivan Galamian at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, after which he went to Montreal, where he gave concerts and appeared on the CBC radio. With Mildred Goodman, Otto and Walter Joachim , he founded the (third) Toronto String Quartet in 1955, whose first violinist he was until 1963. In the 1958-59 season he was also concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. In the following years he performed with major symphony orchestras in Canada, the United States and Europe, touring the Soviet Union (1966) and the Far East (1973) until he retired in the 1980s. Bress played the world premieres of Otto Joachim’s Concertante No. 1 (1957), Kelsey Jones’s Introduction and Fugue (1959), Violet Archer’s Concerto (1960) and Udo Kasemet’s Concerto.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Bach, Hyman Bress – Sonata And Partita For Violin Unaccompanied Vol.III

Label: Mace Records – MCS-9058, Mace Records – MCS9058

Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Stereo, misprint

Country: US

Genre: Classical

Style: Baroque

Sonata No. 3 C-Major

A1 Adagio

A2 Fuga

A3 Largo

A4 Allegro Assai

Partita No. 3 E-Major

B1 Prelude

B2 Loure

B3 Gavotte En Rondeau

B4 Menuett I And II

B5 Bourree

Record Company – Springboard International Records, Inc.

Composed By – Bach

Cover, Design – Burt Goldblatt

Sleeve Notes – Hope Sheridan

Violin, Soloist – Hyman Bress

Misprinted labels state “Vol. II” instead of “Vol. III.”

Different color label to Johann Sebastian Bach, Hyman Bress – Sonata And Partita For Violin Unaccompanied Vol.III which also has a misprint.

Matrix / Runout (A side stamped): MCS 9058A-2B

Matrix / Runout (B side stamped): MCS-9058B-2B

 

Ernest Bloch, Hyman Bress, Charles Reiner – Violin Works Of Ernest Bloch

Label: Folkways Records – FM 3357

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Country: US

Released: 1964

Genre: Classical

A Sonata For Violin & Piano

B1 Abodah

B2 Yidui

B3 Simchas Torah

B4 Fantasie For Wiolin And Piano

B5 Suite For Unaccompanied Violin No. 1

Copyright © – Folkways Records & Service Corp.

Composed By – Ernest Bloch

Cover – Ronald Clyne

Liner Notes – Suzanne Bloch

Piano – Charles Reiner

Violin – Hyman Bress

4 pages insert

Matrix / Runout (Side I runout): FM 3357A M< DT

Matrix / Runout (Side II runout): FM 3357B M< DT

Other (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number): R 64-1182

 

Francesco Maria Veracini, Hyman Bress – Sonatas Nos 5 – 6 – 7 – 9

Label: Lyrichord – LLST 7139

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Country: US

Released: 1965

Genre: Classical

Sonata No. 5

A1 Preludio

A2 Courante

A3 Aria

A4 Gigue

Sonata No. 9

A5 Largo e Staccato

A6 Allego

A7 Vivace

A8 Largo

A9 Allegro

Sonata No. 6

B1 Fantasia

B2 Pastorale

B3 Allemande

B4 Gigue

Sonata No. 7

B5 Cantabile

B6 Larghetto

B7 Allegro

B8 Largo

B9 Allegro

Composed By – Francesco Maria Veracini

Harpsichord – Olivier Alain

Liner Notes – Victor Chapin

Viola da Gamba – Jean Schrick

Violin – Hyman Bress

Recorded in Salle Adyar, Paris

Other Lyrachord releases that include the remaining 8 of 12 sonatas by Veracini: (jacket, rear, top right)

LL-138; LL-140; LL-141; LLST-7138; LLST-7140; LLST-7141

Matrix / Runout (side 1 etched): LL-7139A — 28-5 — 12-64

Matrix / Runout (side 2 etched): LL-7138B

 

Reger – Hyman Bress – Three Sonatas For Unaccompanied Violin From Opus 91

Label: Dover Publications – HCR-5267, Dover Publications – HCR-ST-7016

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1966

Genre: Classical

Style: Romantic, Modern

Sonata No. 1 In A Minor

A1 Grave

A2 Vivace

A3 Andante Sostenuto

A4 Allegro Energico

Sonata No. 3 In B-Flat Major

A5 Allegro Moderato

A6 Prestissimo

A7 Vivace

Sonata No. 7 In A Minor

B1 Allegro Energico

B2 Vivace

B3 Grave (Chaconne)

Composed By – Max Reger

Sleeve Notes – Albert Mell

Violin – Hyman Bress

A detailed analysis of the works on this record is provided in a brochure inside the record sleeve.

Other (Library of Congress Catalog Card Number): R66-2589

 

Schumann, Hyman Bress, Charles Reiner – Sonatas For Violin And Piano

Label: Baroque Records – BC 2833

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Country: US

Released: 1964

Genre: Classical

Style: Romantic

Sonata #1 In A Minor

A1 Mit Leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck

A2 Allegretto

A3 Lebhaft

Sonata #2 In D Minor

A4 Ziemlich Langsam

B1 Sehr Lebhaft

B2 Leise, Einfach

B3 Bewegt

Copyright © – Baroque Records Company Of Canada Limited

Composed By – R. Schumann

Design [Cover Design] – Marion Cornfield

Edited By – Giveon Cornfield

Piano – Charles Reiner

Producer – Giveon Cornfield

Recording Supervisor – Giveon Cornfield

Sleeve Notes – Hyman Bress

Violin – Hyman Bress

 

Bartok, Hyman Bress, Charles Reiner – Sonatas Nos. 1 And 2 For Violin And Piano

Label: RCA Victor Red Seal – LM-2853

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Country: US

Released: 1965

Genre: Classical

Style: Modern

Sonata No.1 For Violin And Piano

A1 Allegro Appassionato

A2 Adagio

A3 Allegro

Sonata No. 2 For Violin And Piano

B1 Molto Moderato

B2 Allegretto

Piano – Charles Reiner

Violin – Hyman Bress

Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Etched, variant 1): SRRM-1349-3S

Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Etched, variant 1): SRRM–1350-1S

Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Stamped, variant 2): SRRM-1349–3S

Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Stamped, variant 2): SRRM–1350–1S

 

Spohr, Hyman Bress, Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Richard Beck – Violin Concertos No. 8 In A Minor Opus 47 / No. 9 In D Minor Opus 55

Label: L’Oiseau-Lyre – SOL 278

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Country: UK

Released: 1966

Genre: Classical

Style: Classical, Concerto

Concerto No. 8 In A Minor (“Gesangszena”) Opus 47 For Violin And Orchestra

A1 Recitative, Allegro Molto

A2 Adagio

A3 Andante

A4 Allegro Moderato

Concerto No. 9 In D Minor Opus 55 For Violin And Orchestra

B1 Allegro

B2 Adagio

B3 Rondo

B4 Allegretto

Copyright © – Éditions De L’Oiseau-Lyre

Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited

Printed By – MacNeill Press

Made By – The Decca Record Company Limited

Composed By – Louis Spohr

Conductor – Richard Beck (2)

Orchestra – Symphony Orchestra

Sleeve Notes – Charles Cudworth

Violin – Hyman Bress

Printed in England

Made in England

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): Z/TT 659

Matrix / Runout (Side B label): Z/TT 660

 

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Hyman Bress, Maureen Smith – Two Favorite Concertos

Label: Crossroads – 22 16 0224

Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo

Country: US

Released: 1968

Genre: Classical

Style: Romantic

A Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35

Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Soloist – Hyman Bress

B Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 64

Composed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Conductor – Sir Adrian Boult

Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra

Soloist – Maureen Smith

 

Hyman Bress – Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas For Solo Violin, Opus 27

Label: Alpha (34) – DB 132

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: France

Released: 1967

Genre: Classical

Style: Modern

Sonata Nr. 1 In G Minor: To Joseph Szigeti

A1.1 Grave (Lento Assai)

A1.2 Fugato (Molto Moderato)

A1.3 Allegretto Poco Scherzoso

A1.4 Finale Con Brio (Allegro Fermo)

Sonata Nr. 2 In A Minor, << Obsession >> : To Jacques Thibaud

A2.1 Prélude (Poco Vivace)

A2.2 Malinconia (Poco Lento, Con Sordino)

A2.3 Danse Des Ombres (Dance Of Shadows) (Sarabande, Lento)

A2.4 Les Furies (Allegro Furioso)

Sonata Nr. 3 In D Minor, << Ballade>> : To Georges Enesco

A3 Lento Molto Sostenuto (In Modo Di Recitativo) – Allegro, In Tempo Giusto E Con Bravura

Sonata Nr. 4 In E Minor : To Fritz Kreisler

B1.1 Allemanda (Lento Maestrso)

B1.2 Sarabande (Quasi Lento)

B1.3 Finale (Presto Ma Non Troppo)

Sonata Nr. 5 In G Major : To Mathieu Crickboom

B2.1 L’Aurore (Dawn) (Lento Assai)

B2.2 Danse Rustique (Allegro Giocoso, Molto Moderrato, Bien Rythmé)

Sonata Nr. 6 In E Major : To Manuel Quiroga

B3 Allegro Giusto, Non Troppo Vivo

Record Company – Disques Alpha

Composed By – Eugène Ysaÿe

Liner Notes – Harry Halbreich

Violin – Hyman Bress

Made in France.

Released with Liner Notes, a single sheet printed on both sides, in English, French, German and Dutch (?).

All Titles are from the English section of the printed Liner Notes and the Durations from the Labels.

Matrix / Runout (Side 1: [Runout: Stamped]): X PA RT X 57551 21 DB 132 M6 249293

Matrix / Runout (Side 2: [Runout: Stamped]): X PA RT X 57552 21 M6 249294 DB 132

Rights Society: BIEM

 

Johann Sebastian Bach – Hyman Bress – Sonata Nr. 1 G-moll BWV 1001 / Partita Nr.1 H-moll BWV 1002 Für Violine Solo

Label: Eurodisc – S70869 KK

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Country: Germany

Released: 1964

Genre: Classical

Style: Baroque

Sonata Für Violine Solo Nr. 1 G-Moll BWV1001

A1 Adagio

A2 Fuga

A3 Siciliano

A4 Presto

Partita Für Violine Solo Nr. 1 H-Moll BWV1002

B1 Allemande

B2 Double

B3 Courante

B4 Double

B5 Sarabande

B6 Double

B7 Tempo di Bourree

B8 Double

Distributed By – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH

Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach

Liner Notes – Karl Schumann

Liner Notes [English Translation] – Desmond Clayton

Liner Notes [French Translation] – Ruth Blum

Violin – Hyman Bress

Stereo version. The sleeve is exactly the same as mono ver (70868KK), except for stickers indicating that it is a stereo. The stereo catalog number (S70869KK) is printed on two stickers, hiding the mono version’s catalog number.

At the center of the label, “Original John Boyden Recording” is stamped.

Recorded in August 1963, in the Guild Church of All Hallows on the Wall, London.