William Primrose
Scottish violist and teacher. Born 23 August 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK - died 1 May 1982 in Provo, Utah, USA.
He was a member of the London String Quartet (March 1930-1934).
Data provided by Discogs
Data provided by Discogs
Haydn / Mozart / Schumann / Brahms / Smetana
Oscar Shumsky, Josef Gingold, Harvey Shapiro, William Primrose, Primrose Quartet*
2023
Biddulph Recordings
3xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box, Comp
La Damnation De Faust / Harold En Italie
Berlioz*, Igor Markevitch • William Primrose • Charles Munch
2023
Les Indispensables de Diapason
2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig
Inédits Pour Violon Et Alto
Ysaÿe*, Primrose*
2021
Continuo Classics
CD
Short Works
William Primrose
2021
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp
Critics' Choices For Viola
William Primrose
2020
Biddulph Recordings
3xCD, Comp + Box, Comp
Brahms: Piano Quartet In C Minor, Op. 60
Brahms*, Festival Quartet*, Szymon Goldberg · William Primrose · Nikolai Graudan · Victor Babin
2016
Piano Quartets - Brahms: In C Minor, Op. 60 / Beethoven, In E-Flat, Op. 16 / Schumann: In E-Flat, Op. 47
The Festival Quartet, Szymon Goldberg · William Primrose · Nikolai Graudan · Victor Babin, Brahms*, Beethoven*, Schumann*
2016
Brahms: Piano Quartet In A, Opus 26
Brahms*, Festival Quartet*, Szymon Goldberg, William Primrose, Nikolai Graudan, Victor Babin
2016
Les 5 Concertos Pour Violon / Symphonie Concertante
Mozart*, Szymon Goldberg, Arthur Grumiaux, Jascha Heifetz, Johanna Martzy, Nathan Milstein, William Primrose, Isaac Stern
2015
Diapason
2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Gat
Le Songe D'une Nuit D'été - Octuor à Cordes.
Mendelssohn*, Heather Harper, Janet Baker, Orchestre Philharmonia*, Otto Klemperer, Jascha Heifetz, William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky
2013
Diapason
CD, Comp, RM, Dig
Harold In Italy / Overtures
Berlioz* - Boston Symphony* / Munch* / Primrose*
2007
Viola Transcriptions
William Primrose, Roberto Díaz*, Robert Koenig
2006
Great Violists
William Primrose, Berlioz*, Walton*, Casadesus*
2005
Naxos Historical
CD, Comp
Collection Vol.4
William Primrose, Berlioz*, Handel*, Casadesus*
2005
Doremi (2)
CD, Comp
Sonatas For Viola And Piano Op.120 No. 1 & 2/ Der Schwanendreher
Brahms*, Paul Hindemith, William Primrose, Rudolf Firkušný, John Pritchard
2004
Urania
CD, Comp, Mono, RM, USD
The String Quintets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Griller String Quartet, William Primrose
2004
Klemperer: The Concertgebouw Recordings (1948-1951)
Concertgebouworkest, Otto Klemperer, Gré Brouwenstijn, Jan Bresser (2), William Primrose, Hermann Schey
2003
Archipel (4)
2xCD, Comp, Mono
Piano Quintets / Piano Trio
Franck* & Dvořák*, Françaix* - Heifetz*, Piatigorsky* With Primrose*, Pennario*, Lateiner*
2001
RCA Red Seal, BMG, RCA Red Seal, BMG
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Collection Volume 3
William Primrose
2001
Doremi (2)
CD, Comp
Collection Vol.2 . The Viola Sonata / Sonata
Brahms* / Boccherini*, William Primrose
2000
Doremi (2)
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
The 1947 RCA Recordings
William Primrose
2000
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, RM
GLAZOUNOV: Violin Concerto / MOZART: Symphonie Concertante in E-Flat (K. 364) for Violin and Viola
Glazunov*, Mozart*, Jascha Heifetz, Walter Hendl, William Primrose, Izler Solomon
1999
RCA Victor Red Seal
CD, Comp, RE, RM, Pap
Plays 20th Century Masterpieces
William Primrose
1999
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, Mono, ADD
Concerto / Sonata / Short Pieces
G.F. Handel*, W.F. Bach*, Harris*, Benjamin*, William Primrose
1999
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp
Recital
William Primrose
1998
Enterprise (8)
CD, Comp, Mono
Recital
Händel*, Mozart*, Bach*, William Primrose
1998
Grammofono 2000
CD, Album, Comp, Mono
Collection Vol.1
William Primrose, Berlioz*, Bax*
1998
Doremi (2)
CD, Comp
Komm, Süsser Tod BWV 478 / Viola Concerto In B Minor / Sinfonia Concertante KV 364
William Primrose, Bach*, Casadesus*, Mozart*, Paganini*, Schubert*, Brahms*
1998
Strings
CD, Comp, RM
Harold In Italy / Overtures
Primrose* / Munch* / Boston Symphony* - Berlioz*
1998
RCA, BMG
CD, Album, RE
Violin Sonata No. 3, Viola Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata
Brahms*, Rachmaninoff*, Heifetz*, Primrose*, Kurtz*, William Kapell
1998
Harold In Italy / Tiil Eulenspiegel
Berlioz*, Richard Strauss, Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra, William Primrose
1997
Dutton
CD, Comp, Mono
Walton / Vaughan Williams / Etc,
William Primrose, RCA Symphony Orchestra*
1996
Pearl
CD, Comp, Mono
The Art of William Primrose
William Primrose
1996
Biddulph Recordings
2xCD, Album, Comp
Firkusny Plays Brahms
Brahms*, Firkusny*, William Primrose
1996
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
Roman Carnival Overture / Harold In Italy / Excerpts From The Damnation Of Faust
Berlioz* - William Primrose, Serge Koussevitzky Conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra
1995
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, Mono
Quintet / "Dumky" Trio
Franck* / Dvořák* - Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*, Pennario*, Lateiner*
1994
RCA Gold Seal
CD, Comp, RE, RM
Concerto No.5, Sonata K.378, Quintet K.516
Heifetz* - Mozart* - Piatigorsky*, Primrose*
1994
RCA Victor Gold Seal
CD, Comp
Suite Italienne / Romantic Fantasy
Heifetz*, Stravinsky*, Benjamin*, Wieniawski*, Castelnuovo-Tedesco*, Falla*, Brahms*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*
1994
RCA Victor Gold Seal
CD, Comp
Trio Op.8 / Serenade / Violin Sonata
Heifetz*, Brahms*, Dohnanyi*, Strauss*, Rubinstein*, Primrose*, Feuermann*
1994
RCA Victor Gold Seal
CD, Comp
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat / "Handel" Concerto In B Minor / Sonata In E Flat
William Primrose, Albert Spalding, Mozart*, Casadesus*, Brahms*
1993
Pearl
CD, Comp, Mono
Sinfonia Concertante / Violin Concerto N°5
Mozart* - Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, William Primrose / Erica Morini
1993
Sony Classical
CD, Comp, RE
Handel, Mozart, Beethoven
William Primrose
1993
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, Mono, ADD
Quintet, Trio, Ave Maria / 3 Sinfonias
Heifetz*, Schubert* / Bach* - Primrose*, Piatigorsky*
1993
RCA Victor Gold Seal
CD, Comp
String Duos And Trios
Heifetz*, Primrose* & Feuermann*
1993
Sinfonietta - Concerto For Viola And Orchestra - Verklärte Nacht : Live Recordings 1951 / 1955 Amsterdam
Klemperer*, Concertgebouworkest, Janàcek*, Bartòk*, Schoenberg*, William Primrose
1992
archiphon
CD, Comp, Mono, RM
Harold In Italy = Harold En Italie / King Lear Overture, Op. 9 / Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 4
Berlioz*, Sir Thomas Beecham, William Primrose, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1991
Masterworks Portrait
CD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM
String Quintets, Vol. 1
The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose / Mozart*
1991
Viola Concerto • Sinfonia Concertante / Violin Concerto ("Concerto Accademico") • Flos Campi
Walton* / Vaughan Williams*, Primrose*, Menuhin*, Sellick*, Sir Adrian Boult
1991
Sonata / Suite / Caprices / La Campanella / Liebesfreud
William Primrose - Bax* / Bloch* / Paganini* / Kreisler*
1990
Pearl
CD, Comp, Mono
Historic Sonata Recordings: Violin Sonata No. 2 In A - Viola Sonata No. 2 In E Flat - Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor
Brahms*, Heifetz*, Primrose*, Feuermann*
1989
Biddulph Recordings
CD, Comp, Mono
Concerto No.8, Double Quartet Op.65, Serenade Op.8
Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*, Spohr*, Beethoven*
1989
Schubert • Brahms • Beethoven
Schubert*, Brahms*, Beethoven*, Heifetz*, Lateiner*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*
1989
Concerto No. 5 K.219 • Sonata K.378 • Quintet K.516
Mozart* - Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*
1989
Quintet, D.956, Trio D.581, Ave Maria, 3 Sinfonias
Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*, Schubert*, Bach*
1988
Double Concertos: Concerto For Two Violins / Sinfonia Concertante / Concerto For Violin And Cello
Heifetz* / Bach*, Mozart*, Brahms* / Erick Friedman, William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky
1987
The Famous 1946 Recordings Of Viola Concerto / Flos Campi
William Primrose, Walton*, Vaughan Williams*
1982
Imprimatur, Cambridge Records (2)
LP, Comp, Mono, RE
Pablo Casals- Prades & Perpignan 1950-1952
Pablo Casals, Myra Hess, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, William Primrose, Alexander Schneider, Rudolf Serkin, Isaac Stern, Marcel Tabuteau, Paul Tortelier
1982
Mozart: Two Great Concertos
Clara Haskil, Arthur Grumiaux, William Primrose, Symphony Orchestra Of The Northwest German Radio* Conducted By Otto Ackermann
1981
Recital Records (2)
LP, Mono
Harold In Italy, Op. 16 / Bolero
Hector Berlioz, Arturo Toscanini with William Primrose
1981
Recital Records (2)
LP, Album, Mono
William Primrose And The Sydney String Quartet
William Primrose, The Sydney String Quartet
1979
Cherry Pie
LP, Album, Aud
The Heifetz Chamber Music Collection
Heifetz*, Feuermann*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*
1977
The Complete String Trios
Beethoven* - Jascha Heifetz :: William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky
1976
RCA Red Seal
3xLP + Box, Comp
Concertos Pour Violon N°4 & 5, Symphonie Concertante Pour Violon Et Alto KV 364, Quintette En Ut KV 515
Mozart*, Jascha Heifetz, William Primrose, Gregor Piatigorsky
1975
RCA Red Seal, RCA Red Seal
2xLP, Comp
Two Great Double Concertos
Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*, Brahms*, Mozart*
1971
Quintette In C (K. 515) / Trio No. 2 (In C Minor)
Mozart* / Mendelssohn* - Gregor Piatigorsky, Jascha Heifetz, William Primrose, Leonard Pennario, Israel Baker, Virginia Majewski
1968
Mozart: Quintets K. 516, K. 515, K. 593, K. 614
The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose
1964
Vanguard Everyman Classics
Reel, 4tr Stereo, 7" Reel, Album
Quintette (C Major)
Schubert*, Heifetz*, Piatigorsky* With Primrose* And Guests*
1964
Piano Quintet · Sextette
Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, William Primrose, Leonard Pennario, Franck*, Brahms*
1964
Violin Concerto / Symphonie Concertante In E-Flat
Glazounov* / Mozart*, Heifetz*, Walter Hendl, William Primrose, Izler Solomon
1964
Quintet In G Minor K. 516 / Quintet In C Major K. 515
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose
1964
Quintette (G Minor) · Octette (E-Flat Major)
Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*, Mozart*, Mendelssohn*
1964
Sinfonia Concertante / Violin Concerto No. 3
Mozart* - Isaac Stern, William Primrose, Pablo Casals, Perpignan Festival Orchestra / Columbia Chamber Orchestra
1962
The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario And Guests
Heifetz*, Piatigorsky*, Primrose*, Pennario*
1962
Beethoven · Schubert — Trios · Bach — Sinfonias
Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*
1961
Piano Quartet in G Minor
Brahms*, Festival Quartet* - Szymon Goldberg • William Primrose • Nikolai Graudan • Victor Babin
1961
Serenade Opus 8 / Duo For Violin And Cello
Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*, Beethoven* / Kodály*
1961
Quintet In E Flat Major, K. 614 / Quintet In D Major, K. 593
Mozart*, The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose
1960
Quintets Volume III - Quintet In C Major K. 515 And Adagio And Fugue In C Minor K. 546 (Quartet)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose
1960
Sonatas For Viola And Piano (No. 1 In F Minor / No. 2 In E Flat / Opus 120)
Brahms* - Rudolf Firkusny* / William Primrose
1959
Quinteto "La Trucha"
The Festival Quartet - Schubert* - Szymon Goldberg, William Primrose, Nikolai Graudan, Victor Babin, Stuart Sankey
1959
Mozart: Quintet in G Minor K. 516 / Quintet In C Minor K. 406
The Griller String Quartet With William Primrose
1958
Trio In E-Flat, Op. 3
Beethoven*, Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*
1958
Trios: In G, Op. 9, No. 1 / In C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Beethoven* - Heifetz*, Primrose*, Piatigorsky*
1958
Harold In Italy
Berlioz* - Boston Symphony* / Munch* / Primrose*
1958
Symphonie Concertante In E-Flat, K.364 / Romantic Fantasy
Mozart*, Benjamin*, Heifetz*, Primrose*, Izler Solomon
1956
Symphonie Concertante In E-FLat, K.364
Mozart*, Heifetz*, Primrose*
1956
Encores By William Primrose
William Primrose
1955
Camden
7", EP
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat K. 364 / Concerto In B Minor
Mozart* / Handel* - William Primrose, Albert Spalding, Mozart*, Handel*
1955
Camden
LP, Album, Mono
Harold In Italy / Damnation Of Faust
Berlioz* - William Primrose, Serge Koussevitzky Conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra
1954
Concerto For Viola And Orchestra / "Der Schwanendreher"
William Primrose - Walton* / Hindemith*
1954
Meditations
William Primrose With Vernon de Tar
1953
Columbia Masterworks
10", Album
Divertimento In E-Flat / Duo No. 2 In B-Flat / Passacaglia
Mozart* / Halvorsen* / Handel* - Heifetz*, Primrose*, Feuermann*
1953
Harold In Italy, Op.16
Berlioz* - William Primrose, Sir Thomas Beecham, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
1952
Viola Concerto
Béla Bartók, William Primrose, Tibor Serly, The New Symphony Orchestra Of London
1952
Sinfonia Concertante In E-flat Major
Mozart* - Pablo Casals, Isaac Stern, William Primrose, Perpignan Festival Orchestra
1951
Divertimento No. 11 In D Major, K. 251 / Quartet In F Major, K. 370
Mozart* - Marcel Tabuteau, Perpignan Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals / Isaac Stern, William Primrose, Paul Tortelier
1951
Notturno In D, Op. 42
Beethoven* - William Primrose With David Stimer
1950
RCA Victor Red Seal
3xShellac, 12", Album
Sarasateana (Suite Of Spanish Dances)
Zimbalist* - William Primrose With David Stimer
1948
RCA Victor Red Seal
2xShellac, 10", Album
Handel Concerto in B Minor
William Primrose, RCA Victor Orchestra*, Frieder Weissmann
1947
RCA Victor Red Seal
3xShellac, 12", Album
Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1
Brahms* - William Primrose, William Kapell
1947
RCA Victor Red Seal
3xShellac, 12", Album
Harold in Italy, Op. 16: III. Serenade
William Primrose
PAGANINI La Campanella
William Primrose
Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen" (arr. W. Primrose): Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, D. 343 (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5: I. Aria: Cantilena (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7, MS 48: III. Rondo, "La campanella" (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6. None but the Lonely Heart (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
5 Gedichte fur eine Frauenstimme, "Wesendonck Lieder": No. 5. Traume (Dreams) (arr. W. Primrose): Wesendonk Lieder: No. 5. Traume (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
Concerto for Viola nd Orchestra in B Minor: II. Andante con moto
William Primrose
Concerto for Viola nd Orchestra in B Minor: I. Allegretto moderato
William Primrose
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto (arr. W. Primrose): L'arlesienne Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
Paganini Caprice No.5
William Primrose
PAGANINI Caprice No.13
William Primrose
Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35, J. 158 (arr. W. Primrose)
William Primrose
2 Lieder for Contralto Viola and Piano, Op. 91: Geistliches Wiegenlied
William Primrose
Concerto for Viola nd Orchestra in B Minor: III. Allegro
William Primrose
Musicalishes Gesang-Buch G.C. Schemelli, BWV 478: "Komm, süsser Tod"
William Primrose
Solfeggio in C minor, Wq. 117/2, H. 220 (arr. W. Primrose for viola and piano)
William Primrose
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Sz. 120 : I. Moderato
William Primrose