Johann Sebastian Bach “Air“ from Orchestral Suite No.3 | Yehudi Menuhin

Air, from the Orchestral Suite No. 3 “Air in D major“, BWV 1068, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1731 Recorded at The Charlie Chaplin Studios, Hollywood, 1947, Yehudi Menuhin, Baron ( - ) The first International Music Day, organised by the International Music Council, 1st of October, was initiated in 1975 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin to encourage: - The promotion of our musical art among all sections of society; - The application of the UNESCO ideals of peace and friendship between peoples, of the evolution of their cultures, of the exchange of experience and of the mutual appreciation of their aesthetic values; - The promotion of the activities of IMC, its international member organizations and national committees, as well as its programme policy in general. Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (22 April 1916 -- 12 March 1999) was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Rus