MICHAEL RABIN LIVE RECORDINGS

December 2, 1951. Carnegie Hall, New York. Radio broadcast
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in f# minor, Op. 14.
New York Philharmonic
Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor


August 7, 1950. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Michael Rabin's debut on the Telephone Hour
Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song
Paganini: Caprice No. 17 in Eb
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


December 11, 1950. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 19, No. 1
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


July 9, 1951. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Dvorak: Slavonic Dance No. 10 in e minor, Op. 46/2
Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle
Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21
V. Rondo (Allegro)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


October 22, 1951. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Godowsky-Heifetz: Alt Wien
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
I. Allegro moderato
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


December 2, 1951. Carnegie Hall, New York. Radio broadcast
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in f# minor, Op. 14.
New York Philharmonic
Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor


December 17, 1951. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Brahms-Heifetz: Contemplation
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


June 9, 1952. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 82
III. Allegro
Mendelssohn-Heifetz: Song without Words (Sweet Remembrance)
Wieniawski-Kreisler: Etude-Caprice in a minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Wieniawski: Polonaise in D
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


November 10, 1952. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Chopin-Milstein: Nocturne in c# minor
de Falla-Kreisler: Spanish Dance (from "La vida breve")
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


August 17, 1953. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Engel-Zimbalist: Sea Shells
Kreisler: Old Refrain
Scriabin-Szigeti: Etude in Db "Etude in Thirds", Op. 8, No. 10
Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5 in a minor
Cadenza
II. Adagio
III. Allegro con fuoco
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


November 9, 1953. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasie
III.
IV.
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64
I.
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


April 29, 1954. Carnegie Hall, New York. Radio broadcast?
Mohaupt: Violin Concerto [world premiere]
I. Capriccio
II. Notturno
III. Rodno rustico
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Dmitry Mitropolous, conductor


May 10, 1954. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Saint-Saens: Havanaise, Op. 83
Debussy-Hartmann: La fille aux cheveux de lin
Paganini-Kreisler: Moto perpetuo
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


August 23, 1954. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Moszkowski-Sarasate : Guitarre
Elgar : La capricieuse, Op. 17
Kreisler: Liebeslied
Novacek: Moto perpetuo
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


March 28, 1955. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Rachmaninov-Kreisler: Variation 18 from Rhapsodie on a theme by Paganini
Suk: Burleska (Four Pieces, Op. 17, No. 4)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


May 16, 1955. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
16th Anniversary Telephone Hour Broadcast
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e minor, Op. 64
III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
Massenet: Elegie (with Brian Sullivan, tenor)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


June 13, 1955. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Dvorak-Kreisler: Slavonic Dance in e minor
Kreisler: La Chasse
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


October 24, 1955. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song
Kroll: Banjo and Fiddle
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20, No. 1
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor

June 18, 1956. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Engel-Zimbalist: Sea-Shell
Mendelssohn-Heifetz: Song without Words (Sweet Remembrance)
Prokofiev-Heifetz: March from "Love for Three Oranges"
Saint-Saëns—Ysaÿe : Caprice d'apres «Étude en forme de valse», Op. 52, No. 6
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


September 10, 1956. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Kreisler: Old Refrain
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
I. Allegro moderato
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


Carnegie Hall, New York. Radio broadcast
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in a minor, Op. 82
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor
May 2, 1954

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June 3, 1957. Carnegie Hall, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza
Wieniawski-Francescatti. Caprice in a minor
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
III. Andante sostenuto
IV. Finale (Allegro guerriero)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor



February 3, 1958. NBC Studio 6A, Radio City, New York. "The Telephone Hour" radio broadcast
Godowsky-Heifetz: Alt Wien
Gardner: From the Cane Break
Sarasate: Habañera (Spanish Dances, Op. 23, No. 2)
Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 26
III. Finale (Allegro energico)
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor


November 10, 1961. Academy of Music, Philadelphia. Recorded for radio broadcast. Never actually broadcast.
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Philadelphia Orchestra
William Smith, conductor



March 1, 1960. Carnegie Hall, New York. Radio broadcast
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
National Orchestral Association
John Barnett, conductor


Ysaye: Sonata for Solo Violin No.3, "Ballade", Op.27/3
Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op.1, Nos. 5, 9, 13, 14, 17, 24
Fauré: Violin Sonata No.1 in A major, Op 13
Sarasate: Zapatedo, Op.23/2
Lothar Broddack, Piano


February 2, 1962. NBC color television broadcast
Kreisler: Caprice viennois
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra
Donald Voorhees, conductor
Audio only
Same as on Bell Telephone Hour dvd?


March 19, 1962. Town Hall, New York. Radio broadcast
Creston: Violin Concerto No.2, Op.78
Little Orchestra Society
Thomas Scherman, conductor


October 4, 1962. Baden-Baden, Germany. SWF radio broadcast,
Saint Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61
Suedwestfunk Symphonie Orchester (Baden Baden)
Ernest Bour, conductor


October 30, 1962. Berlin. RIAS radio broadcast
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.8 in G, Op.30/3
Saint Saens: Havanaise, Op. 83 (incomplete)
Engel-Zimbalist: Sea-Shell
Milhaud-Levy: Piece No.8 "Tijuca" from "Saudades du Brasil"
Szymanowski: Three Mythes for Violin and piano, Op.30 - No.1 "La Fontaine d'Arethuse"
Spalding: Dragonfly for Solo Violin
Lothar Broddack, piano


August 3, 1967. Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois. WFMT 98.7 FM radio broadcast
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik, Conductor


July 11, 1968. Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois. WFMT 98.7 FM radio broadcast
Prokofiev : Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 63
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andre Vandernoot, Conductor


1969
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Franz-Paul Decker, conductor


March 3, 1969. Palais Montcalm, Québec, Canada. SRC radio broadcast
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Orchestre symphonique de Québec
Walter Susskind, conductor


June 12, 1969. Berlin. RIAS radio broadcast.
Kroll: Banjo & Fiddle
Sarasate: Malaguena, Op.21, No.1
Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy, Op.25
Sarasate: Habanera, Op.21, No.2
Sarasate: Zapateado, Op.23, No.2
Tchaikovsky: Meditation, Op.42, No.1
Wieniawski-Francescatti: Etude-Caprice in a minor, Op. 18, No. 4
Lothar Broddack, piano


Jack Benny in a sketch with Michael Rabin
String quartet of Michael Rabin, Jack Benny, Henny Youngman, and Morey Amsterdam on cello
Jack Benny plays Schubert’s "The Bee"