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Albéniz: | Chant d'Amour, No. 3 from 'Suenos' Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Bach, J S: | Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV1001 Trio Sonata in C major, BWV1037 with Igor Oistrakh (violin) and Vladimir Yampolski (piano) Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 5 in F minor, BWV1018 Lev Oborin (piano) | Bartók: | Violin Concerto No. 1, BB48a, Sz 36 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz 75 Frida Bauer (piano) Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56 (arr. Székely for violin & piano) (6 of them) Inna Kollegorskaya (piano) | Beethoven: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Serenade in D major for Flute, Violin and Viola, Op. 25 Grigory Madatov (flute), Mikhail Terian (viola) Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Alexander Goldenweizer (piano) Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Frida Bauer (piano) | Brahms: | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | Bruch: | Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Catoire: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, Op. 15 Alexander Goldenweizer (piano) Violin Sonata, Op 20 'Poeme' Alexander Goldenweizer (piano) Elegy in D minor for violin and piano Op. 26 Alexander Goldenweizer (piano) | Chausson: | Počme for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 25 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kyrill Kondrashin | Debussy: | Passepied Frida Bauer (piano) Prélude "La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin" Frida Bauer (piano) | Dvorak: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kyrill Kondrashin Mazurek for violin and piano, Op. 49 (B89) Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Glazunov: | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kyrill Kondrashin Mazurka-Oberek in D major for violin and rochestra State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gabril Yudin | Grieg: | Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Hindemith: | Violin Concerto State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Sonata in E flat major, Op. 11 No. 1 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Hummel, J: | Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 Sviatoslav Knushevitzky (cello) and Lev Oborin (piano) | Janacek: | Violin Sonata Frida Bauer (piano) | Kabalevsky: | Violin Concerto in C major Op. 48 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Carl Eliasberg | Kodály: | Hungarian Folk Dance Frida Bauer (piano) | Kreisler: | Spanish Dance (Falla arrangement) Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kyrill Kondrashin | Leclair: | Sonata for Violin and Basso continuo in D major, Op. 9 No. 3 Frida Bauer (piano) | Locatelli: | Caprice 'Harmonious Labyrinth' Frida Bauer (piano) | Martinu: | Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3, H. 303 Frida Bauer (piano) | Medtner: | Nocturne No. 1 in D, Op. 16/1 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kyrill Kondrashin | Miaskovsky: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 44 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Alexander Gauk | Mozart: | Violin Sonata No. 23 in D major, K306 Paul Badura-Skoda (piano) 12 Variations in G, K359 Frida Bauer (piano) | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 Lev Oborin (piano) Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35b Vladimir Yampolski (piano) Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a Frida Bauer (piano) Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 with Igor Oistrakh (violin) | Rachmaninov: | Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 Inna Kollegorskaya (piano) | Ravel: | Tzigane State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Reger: | Prélude for Solo Violin | Sarasate: | Navarra, Op. 33 Igor Oistrakh (violin) and Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Schubert: | Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Schumann: | Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63 Sviatoslav Knushevitzky (cello) and Lev Oborin (piano) | Shostakovich: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Yevgeny Mravinsky Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky | Smetana: | From the Homeland: No. 2 Andantino Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Stravinsky: | Violin Concerto in D Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin | Suk: | Un poco triste, Op. 17, No. 3 Abram Makarov (piano) Four Pieces, Op. 17 for violin & piano : IV. Burleska Abram Makarov (piano) | Szymanowski: | Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kurt Sanderling Mythes, Op. 30 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Taneyev: | Suite de Concert Op. 28 State Symphony Orchestra of USSR, Kurt Sanderling | Tartini: | Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill' Frida Bauer (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky Meditation in D minor Op. 42 No. 1 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) Waltz-Scherzo for Violin and Piano Op. 34 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Vitali, G: | Chaconne Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Vladigerov: | Song No. 2 from the Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21/2 Abram Makarov (piano) Racenista, for violin & piano, Op. 18/2 Abram Makarov (piano) Fantasy on a Bulgarian Folk Dance "Khoro", Op. 18/1 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Ysaye: | Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 'Ballade' Poeme elegiaque in D minor, Op. 12 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) | Zarzycki: | Mazurka in G Major, Op. 25 Vladimir Yampolski (piano) |
Not so long ago, Gramophone magazine asked several of today’s leading virtuosos: who is the violinist’s violinist? The answer was almost unequivocal: David Oistrakh, violinist, footballer and gentleman. Growing up and thriving in difficult and dangerous times in Stalin’s Russia, his almost superhuman patience and poise made him an ideal recording artist, but that consistency is no less evident in this historical collection of live performances which have been collected to mark the hundredth anniversary of his birth. It includes several concertos of which he was progenitor, if not dedicatee, by virtue of his strength and delicacy as an artist: the two by Shostakovich and others by Prokofiev, Myaskovsky and Kabalevsky. The favourite hall-fillers by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Sibelius are included – and Oistrakh’s partners are no less distinguished, among them Yevgeny Mravinsky, Kurt Sanderling and the great conductor-accompanist, Kyrill Kondrashin, who recognised a kindred spirit in the dedication and human warmth of Oistrakh. There is, therefore, a significant representation of Oistrakh not just as heroic soloist but as gregarious chamber musician, with friends including the pianists Lev Oborin and Vladimir Yampolsky and the cellist Sviatoslav Knushevitsky. Their repertoire ranges from Albéniz to Zarzycki, including showpieces such as Tartini’s ‘Devil’s Trill’ Sonata and Beethoven’s ‘Kreutzer’ as well as more Oistrakh-inspired works by Prokofiev and Catoire. This is an essential set both for anyone who has some of Oistrakh’s many studio recordings and wishes to explore further, and as an introduction to one of the last century’s most inspiring musicians. Many performances not otherwise available New remasterings Detailed booklet-notes exploring Oistrakh’s eventful life and musical career | 
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| |  | Tartini - The Violin Concertos Volume 15Church of S. Maria Annunziata, Sovizzo Colle (Vi), Italy, May 14th-19th, 2006
Giovanni Guglielmo (conductor and violin), Federico Guglielmo, Carlo Lazari (violins) Mario Paladin (viola) Francesco Montaruli (cello) Massimiliano Mauthe von Degerfeld (violone) & Nicola Reniero (organ and harpsichord) L'Arte dell'Arco All the concertos featured on these CDs are WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS The second CD opens with the Concerto in C major which marks a deliberate shift in Tartini’s style, and moves away from improvised gestures of his first period. |
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| |  | Joshua Bell plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Joshua Bell (violin and conductor) & John Constable (harpsichord continuo) Academy of St. Martin in the Fields As an exclusive Sony Classical artist, Joshua Bell has released a series of albums to critical and popular acclaim. Known both for his riveting artistry and his daring choice of repertoire and collaborators, Bell is no less innovative in the way he reinvigorates Vivaldi’s perennial favourite. Bell explains his take on Vivaldi’s classic: “You will never hear two versions of The Four Seasons that are alike, which is why I think there is always room for another view of the piece. My version is very personal.”Widely considered one of the premiere violinists of his generation, Bell is joined on this studio release by the celebrated musicians of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, who toured the work with him prior to the recording sessions. This recording of The Four Seasons is coupled with another masterpiece of Baroque virtuosity, Giuseppe Tartini’s The Devil’s Trill Sonata. “…Bell has the lightness and quickness of Mercury in passagework, and a smooth and sweet lyricism no less divine in the slower sections. …he is well matched by the ASMF, their sound ample and softly comfortable yet clean and clear.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008 “If you like your Baroque music with a Romantic gloss, this will be for you.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 *** |
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| |  | David Oistrakh - The Complete EMI Recordings
Beethoven: | Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke' Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) & Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Orchestre National de la Radioffusion Française, André Cluytens Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer' Lev Oborin (piano) Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Brahms: | Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Orchestre National de la Radioffusion Française, Otto Klemperer Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102 Pierre Fournier (cello) Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell | Bruch: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 London Symphony Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic | Debussy: | Clair de Lune Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Falla: | Jota Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Franck, C: | Violin Sonata in A major Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Khachaturian: | Violin Concerto in D minor Philharmonia Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian Violin Sonata, Op. 1 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Kodály: | Three Hungarian Folksongs Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Lalo: | Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 Philharmonia Orchestra, Jean Martinon | Mozart: | Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major K207 Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211 Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364 Igor Oistrakh (viola) Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 "Turkish" Berliner Philharmoniker Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261 Berliner Philharmoniker Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B flat, K269 Berliner Philharmoniker Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216 Philharmonia Orchestra, David Oistrakh Concertone in C for 2 Violins and Orchestra, K190 Igor Oistrakh Berliner Philharmoniker, David Oistrakh | Prokofiev: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 London Symphony Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Schubert: | Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898 Lev Oborin (piano) & Sviatsolav Knushevitzky (cello) Octet in F major, D803 Peter Bondarenko, Mikhail Terian, Sviatoslav Knushevitzky,
Vladimir Sorokin, Joseph Gertovich, Joseph Stidel & Jacov Shapiro | Shostakovich: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 99 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich | Sibelius: | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Sixten Ehrling | Suk: | Love-song from Six Pieces Op. 7 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Szymanowski: | Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Taneyev: | Suite de Concert Op. 28 Philharmonia Orchestra, Nicolai Malko | Tartini: | Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill' arr. Kreisler Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | Waltz-Scherzo for Violin and Piano Op. 34 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Ysaye: | Extase Op. 21 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) | Zarzycki: | Mazurka in G, Op. 26 Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) |
EMI Classics are proud to be able to present this 17-CD set of some of the finest recordings by David Oistrakh, one of the truly great violin virtuosi of the past 100 years. Like Nathan Milstein, five years before him, Oistrakh was born in Odessa in the Ukraine, on 30 September 1908, and grew up and was educated in what was soon to become the Soviet Union. In spite of this he was a frequest visitor to the West and, in his early years, took part in many of Europe's best-known instrumental competitions, winning first prize in many cases.
During World War II Oistrakh gave many concerts in his homeland: at the front, in factories and hospitals and in besieged Leningrad. Being an eager advocate of new music brought him into contact with most Soviet composers of the time and he befriended many of them. Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Miaskovsky, Khachaturian, Rakov and Vainberg all dedicated works to him, many of which were specially written for him.
Aside from his activities on the concert platform Oistrakh also taught many young and up-coming violinists amongst whom were Oleg Kagan, Gidon Kremer, Cyrus Forough and his own son, Igor Oistrakh.
After an immensely successful international career Oistrakh suffered a fatal heart attack whilst working with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 1974. His remains were returned to Moscow where he was interred in Moscow's famous Novodevichy Cemetery where, in 2007, Rostropovich was also buried. The asteroid '42516 Oistrakh' is named in honour of him and his son Igor.
Oistrakh was a prolific recording artist and left behind him a large legacy of incomparable recorded performances. Naturally, the majority of these recordings were made for Melodiya, the Soviet State recording company, but EMI Classics are privileged to have worked with Oistrakh in the studio more than any other record company in the West and these recordings are not only technically superior but are of immeasurable musical worth.
This unique set brings together for the first time all of Oistrakh's EMI recordings on 17 CDs. The collection includes most of the great works of the violin repertoire, both solo and concerto, and there are some fine examples of Oistrakh as a player of chamber music. |
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| |  | Tartini - Sonatas for Solo Violin and Violin and Soprano
Chiara Banchini (violin) & Patrizia Bovi (soprano) Tartini developed a genuine system of thought founded on Nature - physical phenomena
perceptible by our senses and determined by mathematical rules. He did not seek to imitate the
natural world through its sounds and other outward manifestations, but aimed at aesthetic
concepts of much greater sophistication and coherence, through the use of folksongs (notably
those of the gondoliers with their references to Tasso and Ariosto), compositional techniques
following poetic metres, and musical themes directly inspired by quotations from the verse of
Metastasio, Petrarch, and others. To guide us into this poetic atmosphere, Chiara Banchini has called on the voice of Patricia Bovi to
evoke the gondoliers’ songs so characteristic of the Venetian memories of Goethe and Rousseau,
and asked the musicologist Stefano Aresi to present in the booklet the synaesthetic ideal to which
Tartini aspired. Each piece of music is illustrated by an evocative poem or painting. “…Banchini plays elegantly, with great expressive freedom and, in the quicker movements, with considerable force and panache. She also ornaments liberally and imaginatively, obviously inspired by Tartini's own examples and instructions concerning embellishment. ...this is an exceptional issue.” Gramophone Magazine, 2008 Awards Issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tartini - Four Violin Concertos
Gordan Nikolitch (violin) Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Orchestre d'Auvergne, Saulius Sondeckis & Arie van Beek “(This) strikes me as favourably as its predecessor (RRC 1157). Tartini’s violin concertos come in a wide variety of (performance) styles; some of them, no doubt because of the romance attached to his Devil’s Trill Sonata …Nikolitch and the Auvergne are not practitioners of period instruments but they are at one in their approach to the music, disciplined in matters of expression … clean and lively in their ensemble and appreciative of qualities which make (these) distinctive and rewarding …Nikolitch is an athletic player who turns his back on any opportunity for vacuous showmanship: a sustained gesture towards Tartini’s music would be welcome from artists as capable and sensitive as these. Warmly commended. (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tartini - The Devil’s Trill and other violin sonatas
Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) The Locatelli Trio ‘My CD of the year … Elizabeth Wallfisch’s technical prowess makes all these sonatas sound easy—which they are not—and leaves room for innumerabe expressive nuances … discs to treasure and enjoy through many a repeated listening’ (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) “Elizabeth Wallfisch explores extremes not only in Tartini's 'devilish' vision but throughout his sonatas. The sleevenotes transmit the seriousness of an enterprise that pushed the boundaries of performance, scholarship and recording alike.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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I Musici de Montreal, Yuri Turovsky (cello & cnductor) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Tartini - Violin Concertos
Ariadne Daskalakis (violin) Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Müller-Brühl | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Michelle Makarski (violin) & Ronald Copes (viola) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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