Description
10CD deluxe clamshell box including 24 Concertos, |
two Sonatas (Devil’s Trill etc), Scottish Fantasia, |
and many short Encores |
CD 1 |
Bach Violin Concertos 1-3 (plus Brandenburg No.4) |
Members of Vienna Philharmonic / David Oistrakh* |
Harpsichord – Georg Fischer (1-3), George Malcolm (4-6) |
with Igor Oistrakh /Royal Philharmonic Orchestra /Eugene Goossens** |
Moscow Chamber Orchestra / Rudolf Barshai*** |
Flutes – Alexander Korneyev & Naum Zeidel*** |
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) |
Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo No.1 in A minor, BWV1041* [15:24] |
1. I. (Allegro) – 4:03 2. II. Andante – 7:27 3. III. Allegro assai – 3:53 |
Concerto for Violin, Strings & Continuo No.2 in E major, BWV1042* [18:22] |
4. I. Allegro – 8:23 5. II. Adagio – 7:04 6. III. Allegro assai – 2:54 |
‘Double’ Concerto for Two Violins & Continuo D minor, BWV1043** [16:53] |
7. I. Vivace – 4:11 8. II. Largo ma non tanto – 7:26 9. III. Allegro – 5:15 |
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G major, BWV1049*** [17:52] |
10. I. Allegro – 7:42 11. II Andante – 4:30 12. III Presto – 5:40 |
TOTAL TIME 68:51 |
Engineers (BWV1041, 1042): Günter Hermanns, Harald Baudis; Producers: Hans Weber, Wolfgang Lohs. |
Originally issued Deutsche Grammophon (1-9) 1962; Melodiya (10-12) 1957 |
Re-mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 2 |
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 [45:57] |
[1] Allegro ma non troppo 25:40 [2] Larghetto 9:47 [3] Rondo: Allegro 10:21 |
with Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française /André Cluytens /1959 EMI |
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 [27:10] |
[4] Allegro molto appassionato 12:42 [5] Andante 8:15 [6] Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace 6:12 |
with Philadelphia Orchestra / Eugene Ormandy / rec 1955 (Columbia) |
Beethoven producer for Columbia: Walter Legge; Mendelssohn: CBS in Philadelphia |
TOTAL TIME 73:16 Re-mastering: Paul Arden-Taylor |
CD 3 |
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 [40:45] |
[1] I. Allegro non troppo 22:30 [2] II. Adagio 9:47 |
[3] III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace 8:27 |
with Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française / Otto Klemperer /1961 EMI |
Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53 [32:07] |
[4] I. Allegro ma non troppo 10:56 [5] II. Adagio ma non troppo 11:32 |
[6] III. Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo 9:39 |
with USSR State Symphony Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin |
Executive Producer: Seymour Solomon; Digital Remaster/SBM Transfer: Ed Friedner; Recorded: Moscow;. |
Vanguard original release of Dvořák 1954, later on CD as OCD-1024. |
Brahms producer for Columbia: Walter Legge |
TOTAL TIME 73:00 |
Re-mastering: Paul Arden-Taylor & Gene Gaudette |
CD 4 |
Max Bruch (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 / |
Scottish Fantasia, Op.46; Beethoven Romances*; Brahms: Dances** |
with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by |
Lovro von Matačić (Concerto) & Jascha Horenstein (Fantasia) |
with RPO/Eugene Goossens*; Vladimir Yampolsky piano** |
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 [24:12] |
[1] Vorspiel: Allegro moderato 8:22 [2] Adagio 8:34 |
[3] Finale: Allegro energico 7:15 |
Bruch: Scottish Fantasia, Op.46 [30:39] |
[4] Introduction (Grave) – Adagio Cantabile 8:32 [5] Allegro 5:13 |
[6] Andante Sostenuto 7:37 [7] Finale (Allegro Guerriero) 9:16 |
Beethoven: Romances |
[8] Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40 7:19 |
[9] Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50 8:46 |
Brahms: Hungarian Dances WoO1 (arr. Joachim) |
[10] Hungarian Dance No.9 2:29 |
[11] Hungarian Dance No.8 2:38 |
[12] Hungarian Dance No.5 2:20 |
TOTAL TIME 78:50 |
Originally Issued: EMI (Concerto); Decca (Fantasia); D.G.G (Romances) |
& Vanguard (Dances) |
Re-mastered by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 5 |
Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82* [20:49] |
[1] Moderato 4:36 [2] Andante 10:19 [3] Allegro 5:53 |
Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C major, Op.48**[15:43] |
[4] Allegro molto e con brio 4:05 [5] Andantino cantabile 6:26 |
[6] Vivace giocoso 5:11 [7] Glière: Romance* 4:47 |
Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D minor*** [35:13] |
[8] Allegro con fermezza 13:59 [9] Andante sostenuto 11:55 |
[10] Finale: Allegro vivace 9:18 |
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kyrill Kondrashin* / Dmitry Kabalevsky** |
Philharmonia Orchestra / Aram Khachaturian / rec 1954*** |
Executive Producer: Seymour Solomon Digital Remastering: Ed Friedner; Recorded: Moscow; Glazunov |
originally released in 1952; Kabalevsky in 1952. Glière originally in 1953 all on LPs. |
TOTAL TIME 76:59 Re-mastering: Paul Arden-Taylor |
CD 6 |
Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Five Pieces |
from Cinderella ballet* (*Vladimir Yampolsky, piano) |
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Kondrashin |
Philharmonia Orchestra / Aceo Galliera |
Violin Concerto No.1 in D major Op.19 (1915-17) [20:37] |
[1] Andantino 9:16 [2] Scherzo: Vivacissimo 3:47 |
[3] Moderato – Andante 7:33 |
Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 (1935) [27:14] |
[4] Allegro moderato 10:47 [5] Andante assai 10:15 |
[6] Allegro, ben marcato 6:11 |
Five Pieces from Cinderella (1940-44) [16:47] |
[7] Grand Waltz 5:07 [8] Winter Fairy 4:25 [9] Gavotte 2:50 |
[10] Passepied 1:58 [11] Mazurka 2:25 |
TOTAL TIME 65:00 |
Previously issued on (Concerto 1): Melodiya 1962 & Saga XID5160 |
(Concerto 2): 1959 EMI 33CX1660 (Cinderella): Omega/Vanguard 1960 |
Mastered for alto by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 7 |
Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 |
with: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Yevgeni Mravinsky |
The Moscow Philharmony / Kyrill Kondrashin |
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.99 [36:29] |
[1] Nocturne: Moderato 11:52 |
[2] Scherzo: Allegro 6:18 |
[3] Passacaglia: Andante – Cadenza (attacca) – 13:30 |
[4] Burlesque: Allegro con brio – Presto 4:46 |
Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor Op.129 (1967) [29:45] |
[5] Moderato 12:43 |
[6] Adagio 8:52 |
[7] Adagio-allegro 8:10 |
BONUS TRACKS |
[8] Khachaturian: Chanson Poème 5:43 |
[9] Glazunov: Méditation 3:56 |
with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) |
TOTAL TIME 76:16 Licensed via A-Tempo Prague/Aquarius |
Re-mastered for ALTO by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 8 |
Piotr Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 [34:35] |
[1] Allegro moderato 18:31 |
[2] Adagio di molto 6:34 |
[3] Allegro, ma non tanto 9:29 |
with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
[4] Méditation from Souvenir d’un Lieu Cher* 9:32 |
with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano)* |
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 [30:41] |
[5] Allegro moderato 14:53 |
[6] Canzonetta (Andante) 8:23 |
[7] Finale: Allegro vivacissimo 7:24 |
with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
TOTAL TIME 75:06 |
Originally Issued: CBS/Sony (Concertos) 1961/2; Vanguard (Méditation 1957) |
New digital master by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 9 |
Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937): Violin Concerto No.1 |
with Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Kurt Sanderling |
Szymanowski Violin Sonata with Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) |
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963): Violin Concerto |
with London Symphony Orchestra / Paul Hindemith |
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.35 (1916) [24:03] |
[1] Vivace assai 11:09 |
[2] Vivace scherzando 8:18 |
[3] Cadenza – Allegro moderato 4:35 |
Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9 (1904) [20:16] |
[4] Allegro Moderato. Patetico 8:28 |
[5] Andantino Tranquillo e Dolce 6:28 |
[6] Finale: Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto 5:20 |
Hindemith: Violin Concerto (1939) [29:09] |
[7] I. Mäßig bewegte Halbe 9:21 |
[8] II. Langsam 9:36 |
[9] III. Lebhaft 10:11 |
TOTAL TIME 73:48 |
Originally issued: Artia 1961 (1-3), Artia 1955 (4-6), Decca 1962 (7-9) |
New digital master by Paul Arden-Taylor (www.dinmore-records.co.uk) |
CD 10 |
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) |
Concerto for Two Violins in G minor P366 (RV517) [9:13] |
[1] I. Allegro 3:32 [2] II. Andante 2:05 [3] III. Allegro 3:35 |
Concerto for Two Violins in D major P189 (RV512) [8:59] |
[4] I. Allegro molto 3:10 [5] II. Largo 2:37 [6] III. Allegro 3:10 |
Concerto for Two Violins in C minor P436 (RV509) [9:52] |
[7] I. Allegro ma poco e cantabile 4:08 [8] II. Andante molto 2:52 |
[9] III. Allegro 2:51 |
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor P281 (RV514) [10:47] |
[10] I. Allegro non molto 4:05 [11] II. Adagio 3:29 [12] III. Allegro molto 3:12 |
Concerto Grosso A minor Op.3/8 ‘The Echo’ P2 (RV522) [12:12] |
from L’estro armonico (Con violino principale con altro per eco in lontano) |
[13] I. Allegro 3:53 [14] II. Larghetto e spiritoso 4:22 [15] III. Allegro 3:57 |
Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770) |
Sonata in G minor “Devil’s Trill” [15:11] |
[16] Larghetto affetuoso – Allegro 6:50 |
[17] Grave – Allegro assai – Grave – Allegro assai – Grave 4:52 |
[18] Allegro assai – Adagio 3:28 |
Vivaldi with Isaac Stern, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1-12) |
with Igor Oistrakh, RPO, Eugene Goossens (13-15) |
Tartini with Lev Oborin, piano (16-18) |
TIME 66:26 Mastering: Paul Arden-Taylor (dinmore-records) |
“David Oistrakh captured the hearts of listeners with his impeccable technique, rich tone, and emotional power” (Vanguard) Too many critical recommendations/quotes for space here !!