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David Oistrakh plays Bach, Mozart & Brahms
Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (viola), David Oistrakh (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Colin Davis, Yehudi Menuhin, Kirill Kondrashin
Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more unanimous pair of soloists [in the Bach] than the Oistrakhs. The camerawork allows us to see them in action with little distraction, and phrasing, dynamics...
David Oistrakh plays Bach, Mozart & Brahms
Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin), Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (viola), David Oistrakh (violin)
English Chamber Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Colin Davis, Yehudi Menuhin, Kirill Kondrashin
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Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 2011, Shortlisted - DVD Performance
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more unanimous pair of soloists [in the Bach] than the Oistrakhs. The camerawork allows us to see them in action with little distraction, and phrasing, dynamics...
About
The first two performances on this DVD feature David Oistrakh in one of his favourite performing partnerships, with his son, violinist Igor Oistrakh. The Bach concerto for two violins formed the duo’s first foreign engagement whilst the Mozart was performed two years later in a sell-out performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Kirill Kondrashin, one of Oistrakh’s preferred conductors, directs the Brahms concerto, which has all the warmth and confidence one would expect from a classic Oistrakh recording.
The ICA Classics Legacy series presents a collection of historic performances by some of the world’s greatest artists. These performances are released on DVD for the first time, incorporating rare archive footage that has been expertly and lovingly restored.
1DVD
Sound format: LCPM mono
Picture format: 4:3
Running time: 94’
Subtitles: n/a
Menu languages: English
Booklet languages: E/F/G
Region code: 0
Territory Restrictions: None
Contents and tracklist
- Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 February 1961
- Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (violin)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Sir Colin Davis
- Royal Albert Hall, London, 28 September 1963
- Igor Oistrakh (violin) & David Oistrakh (viola)
- Moscow Philharmonic
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Royal Festival Hall, London, 19 September 1963
- David Oistrakh (violin)
- Moscow Philharmonic
- Kirill Kondrashin
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Awards and reviews
July 2011
you'd be hard-pressed to find a more unanimous pair of soloists [in the Bach] than the Oistrakhs. The camerawork allows us to see them in action with little distraction, and phrasing, dynamics and rubato are in complete agreement. The balance of blend and contrast between father and son is even more noticeable in the Mozart, where David's viola-playing has velvety quality, although with immense underlying strength. Igor is brighter and sweeter, but recognisably a chip off the old block.
September 2011
Igor's [vibrato] blends [with his father's] with a magical serenity verging on perfection...The Mozart, too, is wonderfully played.
