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Violin Concertos by Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky | 
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| Creators: Dmitry Shostakovich, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Dimitri Mitropoulos, New York Philharmonic, David Oistrakh
Label: Sony Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $6.99
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Sales Rank: 146105
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 700812
UPC: 886970081221
EAN: 0886970081221
ASIN: B000JCDSEE
Release Date: May 1, 2007
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Condition: Sealed. Drilled hole through both sides of jewel case. Next business day first class shipping (from 2 to 5 business days delivery time).
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| Tracks:
| • | 1. Nocturne. Adagio | | • | 2. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo | | • | 3. Passacaglia. Andante | | • | 4. Burlesca. Allegro con brio | | • | 1. Allegro moderato | | • | 2. Canzonetta. Andante | | • | 3. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo |
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This re-issue presents the great David Oistrakh at his incomparable best. He was unique in many ways: his incredible technical ease made playing seem as natural as breathing; his tone was warm, rich, invariably pure, infinitely nuanced and deeply expressive; even at high speeds he never sounded rushed--there was always time for poised transitions and liberties and for caressing important details. His emotional concentration gave meaning and significance to every note, yet he held the music together through all changes of mood and character in one big continuous arc. He recorded the Shostakovich several times, but this version with the New York Philharmonic (whose members described him as being "all heart") is outstanding: Recorded live in a public broadcast in 1956, it combines control with abandon, perfection with spontaneity, unbridled virtuosity with inmost feeling. He truly owned this work; his identification with its heights and depths and its mercurial mood-swings gave it a riveting immediacy. Remarkably, the mono recording captures his sound in all its vibrant beauty; the orchestra is wonderful, the balance exemplary. The Tchaikovsky, recorded in stereo in 1959, sounds less rich, though the quality of Oistrakh's tone still comes through. The playing is brilliant, romantic but not excessive, free but not willful, expressive but not sentimental. He plays the Canzonetta without mute and gives an unusual reading to the ornament in the second bar. Listen to the two concertos in reverse order: the Tchaikovsky is terrific, but the Shostakovich is breathtaking. --Edith Eisler
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