Oistrakh

The album "David Oistrakh - Great Violin Sonatas by Franck, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart…" is a compilation featuring the masterpieces of the renowned violinist David Oistrakh. It includes sonatas by four major composers of classical music: César Franck, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This album highlights Oistrakh's exceptional interpretation of these significant works, making it a valuable collection for classical music enthusiasts.

The album "David Oistrakh - Great Violin Sonatas by Franck, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart…" is a compilation featuring the masterpieces of the renowned violinist David Oistrakh. It includes sonatas by four major composers of classical music: César Franck, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This album highlights Oistrakh's exceptional interpretation of these significant works, making it a valuable collection for classical music enthusiasts.

First winner of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth competition (in 1937), dedicatee of some of the greatest Russian violin pieces, relentless ambassador of the Soviet culture: David Oistrakh has written his name at the pantheon of violinists. This collection devoted to Beethoven includes his greatest successes for Columbia and His Master’s Voice, notably the concerto recorded with André Cluytens, the triple concerto with Malcolm Sargent, and chamber pieces with Lev Oborin, Vladimir Yampolsky or Sviatoslav Knushevitsky.

This remastered 2024 edition of Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7, Op. 97 "Archduke" and Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1, D. 898 & Octet in F Major, D. 803 brings a fresh vibrancy to classic recordings by legendary musicians David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, and Lev Oborin. The "Archduke" Trio, with its elegance and grandeur, is rendered with a remarkable balance of power and sensitivity, while Schubert's Piano Trio and Octet showcase the ensemble's rich tonal palette and fluid interplay. Known for their precise technique and deep musical understanding, these performers bring out both the intimacy and expansiveness of these beloved chamber works. This remastered release highlights every nuance.

This remastered 2024 edition of Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7, Op. 97 "Archduke" and Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1, D. 898 & Octet in F Major, D. 803 brings a fresh vibrancy to classic recordings by legendary musicians David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Knushevitsky, and Lev Oborin. The "Archduke" Trio, with its elegance and grandeur, is rendered with a remarkable balance of power and sensitivity, while Schubert's Piano Trio and Octet showcase the ensemble's rich tonal palette and fluid interplay. Known for their precise technique and deep musical understanding, these performers bring out both the intimacy and expansiveness of these beloved chamber works. This remastered release highlights every nuance.

Legendary violinist David Oistrakh delivers a profoundly thrilling rendition of Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Op.61. Arguably, one of the best violin concertos ever composed, the esteemed violinist delivers with his flawless virtuosity and skillful execution. Features 2011's EMI Remaster, remastered by four historic engineers, the sound is spacious and warm.

David Oistrakh is considered the premiere violinist of mid-20th century Soviet Union. His recorded legacy includes nearly the entire standard violin repertory up to and including Prokofiev and Bartók. Oistrakh's violin studies began in 1913 with famed teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky. Later he officially joined Stolyarsky's class at the Odessa Conservatory, graduating in 1926 by playing Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto. Performances of the Glazunov concerto in Odessa and Kiev in 1927, and a 1928 debut in Leningrad (Tchaikovsky concerto), gave Oistrakh the confidence to move to Moscow. He made his premiere there in early 1929, but the event went largely unnoticed. In 1934, however, after several years of patiently refining his craft, Oistrakh was invited to join the Moscow Conservatory, eventually rising to the rank of full professor in 1939. Meanwhile, Oistrakh was gaining success on the competition circuit, winning the 1930 All-Ukrainian contest, and the All-Soviet competition three years later. In 1935 he took second prize at the Wieniawski competition. In 1937 the Soviet government sent the now veteran violinist to Brussels to compete in the International Ysaÿe Competition, where he took home first prize.

David Oistrakh is considered the premiere violinist of mid-20th century Soviet Union. His recorded legacy includes nearly the entire standard violin repertory up to and including Prokofiev and Bartók. Oistrakh's violin studies began in 1913 with famed teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky. Later he officially joined Stolyarsky's class at the Odessa Conservatory, graduating in 1926 by playing Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto. Performances of the Glazunov concerto in Odessa and Kiev in 1927, and a 1928 debut in Leningrad (Tchaikovsky concerto), gave Oistrakh the confidence to move to Moscow. He made his premiere there in early 1929, but the event went largely unnoticed. In 1934, however, after several years of patiently refining his craft, Oistrakh was invited to join the Moscow Conservatory, eventually rising to the rank of full professor in 1939.