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My review of the first of the EMI “encore” pair of discs encompassing David Oistrakh’s incomparable performances of Mozart’s Violin Concertos can be accessed by
Gustav Jenner’s (1865-1920) aspiring musical career seemed to be at an end when the death of his father left him penniless–that is, until a family
This release collects a good number of Deutsche Grammophon’s Furtwängler wartime recordings into one budget box, making them convenient as well as affordable for those
Granville Bantock’s two violin sonatas are cast in a determinedly 19th century style redolent of Brahms, despite having been composed in 1929 and 1932. Brahms’
Despite the impression of largesse associated with the term “complete”, the whole of Tchaikovsky’s oeuvre for violin and piano only amounts to about 50 minutes
Three major works demarcate Aaron Copland’s output for violin and piano, alongside a handful of shorter character pieces and Louis Kaufman’s effective arrangements of the
This installment of Supraphon’s Gold Edition tribute to Karel Ancerl pertains more to the talents of violinist Joseph Suk, with the possible subsidiary elucidation of
Though the thematic programming for this disc is a bit off–it is dedicated to “America”, or the influence thereof, yet leans to the tango–the fresh
The Berg works collected here certainly are essential but the selected performances are not, nor do they even represent the best in the vast Universal
As a showcase for a very fine violinist, this disc serves its purpose. It’s also worth having for the fine account of the Ponce Concerto,
