Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a, etc.

David Oistrakh's playing is, at its best, a calming force in an agitated world – intelligent, considered (just occasionally overcalculated), invariably poised, big-toned and confident.
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Catalogue No: SBT1113
Label: Testament

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Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky

Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 9

David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky

Khachaturian, K: Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 1

David Oistrakh, Vladimir Yampolsky

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David Oistrakh's playing is, at its best, a calming force in an agitated world – intelligent, considered (just occasionally overcalculated), invariably poised, big-toned and confident.
You know what to expect and are rarely disappointed, and these excellent refurbishments of key Oistrakh performances from the 1950s lend a characteristic narrative quality to a wide variety of repertoire.
Best perhaps is the Prokofiev sonata, which Oistrakh himself instigated in reaction to hearing the flute-and-piano original. The playing is quietly confidential in the first and third movements, pert in the Scherzo and exuberant in the closing Allegro con brio. Oistrakh's phrasing is incisive without sounding aggressive (most notes retain their full measure of tone, even at speed), while his handling of rhythm is both supple and muscular. Szymanowski's post-Romantic Op 9 is lusciously full-toned and expertly negotiated by Yampolsky, while the reading of Karen Khachaturian's Op 1 – a pleasant piece reminiscent of Kabalevsky, the lighter Shostakovich and, occasionally, Gershwin – proves to be another masterly performance, especially in the delightful Andante.
This is a quite superb disc, expertly annotated and very well presented. The Prokofiev Second Sonata is as near definitive as anyone has a right to expect, while the remainder is typical of a violinist whose aristocratic playing and artistic diplomacy remain an inspiration to us all.

Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a, etc.

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