1956/1959: Vln Cto 1/Cello Cto

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Composer : Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor : Dimitri Mitropoulos
Conductor : Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra : New York Philharmonic
Orchestra : Philadelphia Orchestra
Performer : David Oistrakh
Performer : Mstislav Rostropovich

Product Details

Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0074646332726
Label : Sony
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1998-06-30
Running Time : 64minutes
UPC : 074646332726

ASIN : B000007QCK

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 99: I. Nocturne, Adagio
2. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 99: II. Scherzo, Allegro non troppo
3. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 99: III. Passacaglia, Andante
4. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 99: IV. Burlesca, Allegro con brio
5. Concerto For Cello And Orch No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
6. Concerto For Cello And Orch No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 107: II. Moderato
7. Concerto For Cello And Orch No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 107: III. Cadenza
8. Concerto For Cello And Orch No. 1 In E-Flat Major, Op. 107: IV. Allegro con molto

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Editorial Reviews

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Sony has brought together Shostakovitch's greatest concertos in first recordings made soon after their American premieres by the artists most closely identified with them. Neither performance has been bettered, though some, such as Vengerov's Teldec Violin Concerto, come close. The Violin Concerto is in solid, detailed mono; the Cello Concerto in fine stereo. Oistrakh goes to the heart of the violin work, playing with extraordinary tonal magnificence and emotional power. He's matched by Mitropoulos, whose identification with the score is apparent. Rostropovitch is as good in the Cello Concerto, getting excellent support from Ormandy's Philadelphians. Both performances share the white heat of fresh discovery and have stood the test of time to become classic recordings. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews

Cello concerto is great. Violin concerto is just good. (2004-06-08)

I have heard several recordings of Shostakovich Cello concerto #1, but nothing tops this one. This is one of those pieces needs a top-notch cellist and orchestra to sound good. Otherwise it can easily sound like a muddle. I always feel like I have been on a long trip after listing to this piece. It starts out deceptively light with it's four note theme but quickly takes a darker turn. The second movement features two haunting yet beautiful themes. The cadenza starts out slow and brooding and reprises both themes from the second movement. It slowly turns demonic and leads directly into the final movement. The final movement adds a new exotic theme but then brings back the original four-note theme with a vengeance. As for the violin concerto it isn't bad by any means. My problem with it is I first heard a live version of this piece also recorded by Oistrakh (I think on BBC Legends) which despite the audience noises blows this one away. In addition I believe it was in stereo where as this version was recorded in mono.

Getting It Right the First Time (2004-05-21)

This is a wonderful pairing of two of the great Shostakovich concertoes. If I could award it 6 or 7 stars I would!These are the "premiere" recordings of these works in the West,and nothing has quite equalled them in their brilliance of conception and execution since. We are presented with the marvelous gifts of hearing these pieces played by the soloistsfor whom the composer wrote them, and the rewards are thrillingand unsurpassed. As noted elsewhere, David Oistrakh was one of the half dozen or so greatest violinists of the 20th Century, and besides his flawless technique he exhibits the warmth of tone, the sensitivity, the flexiblity and the overall musicalitywhich set him apart as a performer. For his part, Dimitri Mitropoulos accompanies his soloist with the type of genius too few conductors bring to this piece. Very few conductors were as gifted as Mitropoulos in looking at an unfamiliar score, imagining it whole and realizing that conception with brilliance.Despite the monoural sound, the New York Philharmonic has seldom sounded better.

Likewise, Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the half dozen or sogreatest cellists of the last century. Only Casals, DuPre andYo-Yo Ma deserve to have their names mentioned along with his.Rostropovich brings similar musical gifts to his reading of the cello concerto as Oistrakh brings to the violin concerto, together with a personality which expresses both the humor and the fatalism of Shostakovich with such subtlety, it takes a while for the listener to appreciate it all. Yet the real revelation here is the conducting of Eugene Ormandy. This is Ormandy before he began to play it safe, and concentrated more on lushness of orchestral tone than in challenging his listeners.While that glorious "Philadelphia sound" is present throughout the cello concerto, it is well contained and well directed, and always at the service of both the soloist and the music.

If you can find any recording of either of these concertoes that comes up to these, please let me know.

The best performance of David Oistrakh ever made (2004-05-06)

Oistrakh was one of the best ten violinist in the XX century. This selected group includes, in my opinion, Joseph Szigetti, Jasha Heifetz, Ginette Neveu, Isaac Stern, Leonid Kogan, Jacques Thibaud, Henryk Szerying, Artur Grumiaux, and Joseph Fuchs.Oistrakh made too many golden recordings, certainly. But no one of them reached the sublime heights of this antjhological one.The performing is absorbing since the first bars and sudenly you are in the mood. This faculty of makes us drowning in the spirit of the work is fast to feel, and just a few performers can do this!Like performer, Oistrakh had undoubtly, many virtues. His deep comittment with every note he played, was perhaps, the most important. Remember by example, that legendary recording of Frank's violin sonata given in December 31 1968 in Moscow, with Sviatoslav Richter. This is a must that shows how great was this virtuosi and honest artist.Don't let this opportunity for buying this record. One of the great recordings in the century.

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