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Special offer. Oscar Shumsky: Broadcasts & Live Performances 1940-1982

Oscar Shumsky (violin)

Oscar Shumsky: Broadcasts & Live Performances 1940-1982
A Buxtehude cantata is followed by a schmaltzy Schumann arrangement: Shumsky's radiantly passionate violin brings many surprises in this bulging collection, chiefly taken from radio broadcasts.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20154 out of 5 stars

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Special offer. Oscar Shumsky: Broadcasts & Live Performances 1940-1982

Oscar Shumsky (violin)

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A Buxtehude cantata is followed by a schmaltzy Schumann arrangement: Shumsky's radiantly passionate violin brings many surprises in this bulging collection, chiefly taken from radio broadcasts.

BBC Music Magazine, March 20154 out of 5 stars

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This outstanding Oscar Shumsky release features material sourced and released for the very first time. An absolute must for the admirers of Oscar Shumsky, who surely must rank as one of the great musicians of the past century, as his artistry on this recording testifies abundantly.

Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV132 'Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn'
Work length4:39
Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn!
Track length4:39
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV120 'Gott man lobet dich in Stille'
Work length7:00
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille
Track length7:00
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Work length26:12
I. Allegro con brio
Track length8:04
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length9:07
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:31
IV. Finale. Allegro - Presto
Track length5:30
Telemann: Fantasia for solo violin No. 10 in D major, TWV 40:23
Work length5:12
I. Presto
Track length1:52
II. Largo
Track length2:15
III. Allegro
Track length1:05
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Songs (6), Op. 4
Work length2:54
No. 3, In the Silence of the Night (Arr. F. Kreisler for Voice, Violin & Piano)
Track length2:54
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Songs (15), Op. 26
Work length3:36
No. 7, To the Children (Arr. F. Kreisler for Voice, Violin & Piano)
Track length3:36
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Songs (6), Op. 4
Work length3:46
No. 4, Sing Not to Me, Beautiful Maiden (Arr. F. Kreisler for Voice, Violin & Piano)
Track length3:46
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Songs (15), Op. 26
Work length2:16
No. 10, The Cherry Tree, Before My Window (Arr. F. Kreisler for Voice, Violin & Piano)
Track length2:16
Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino, omnis terra, BuxWV 64
Work length9:05
Excerpt,Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Work length4:59
No. 7, Träumerei
Track length4:59
Saint-Saëns: Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op. 28
Work length8:43
Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E, K261
Work length7:41
Hindemith: Sonata for Violin & Piano in D major, Op. 11 No. 2
Work length17:42
I. Lebhaft
Track length5:41
II. Ruhig und gemessen
Track length7:17
III. Im Zeitmaß und Charakter eines geschwinden Tanzes
Track length4:44
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Sonata No. 3 in E major, BWV1016
Work length4:42
I. Adagio
Track length4:42
Tartini: Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'
Work length13:19
I. Larghetto affettuoso
Track length2:48
II. Allegro
Track length2:51
III. Grave - Allegro assai
Track length7:40
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Songs (6), Op. 38
Work length2:31
No. 3, Daisies (Arr. F. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)
Track length2:31
Wieniawski: Polonaise brillante No. 2 in A Major, Op. 21 (Version for Violin & Piano)
Work length7:55
Strauss, R: Suite for orchestra from Der Bürger als Edelmann (The Bourgeois Gentleman) Op. 60
Work length5:13
IV. Auftritt und Tanz der Schneider (Arr. for Violin & Orchestra)
Track length5:13
Excerpt,Mozart: Il re pastore, K208
Work length7:01
L'amerò, sarò costante (Arr. for Voice, Violin & Piano)
Track length7:01
Wieniawski: Polonaise brilliante No. 1 in D major, Op. 4
Work length5:05
Kreisler: Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 (Live)
Work length4:58
Schubert: Rondo in B Minor for Piano & Violin, Op. 70, D. 895 (Live)
Work length13:35
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004
Work length30:03
I. Allemande (Live)
Track length4:24
II. Courante (Live)
Track length3:13
III. Sarabande (Live)
Track length3:45
IV. Gigue (Live)
Track length4:17
V. Ciaccona (Live)
Track length14:24
Strauss, R: Violin Sonata in E flat major, Op. 18
Work length26:24
I. Allegro ma non troppo (Live)
Track length10:08
II. Improvisation. Andante cantabile (Live)
Track length7:38
III. Finale. Andante - Allegro (Live)
Track length8:38
Kreisler: Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta (Live)
Work length7:44

Awards and reviews

March 2015

A Buxtehude cantata is followed by a schmaltzy Schumann arrangement: Shumsky's radiantly passionate violin brings many surprises in this bulging collection, chiefly taken from radio broadcasts.
4 out of 5 stars
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