
Oistrakh fans no doubt will own this legendary recording of the Hindemith Violin Concerto, which is making its third appearance on CD, this time paired
EMI inexplicably continues to keep Oistrakh’s Brahms concerto with Szell in the archives everywhere except Japan, preferring to perpetually reissue the violinist’s earlier recording with
With the return of these stereo recordings by David Oistrakh and Lev Oborin (made in Paris in 1962), many collectors will find an automatic first
This is Decca 433 081-2 in drag. Paul Kletzki’s Mathis der Maler still sounds very good, particularly given the dearth of first-rate competition–Blomstedt (Decca), Sawallisch
Hearing Pedro de Freitas Branco conduct the Portuguese premiere of Vaughan Williams’ Ninth Symphony was a real eye-opener, or, more accurately, a veritable ear-cleaner! This
David Oistrakh, proclaims the cover in both English and Cyrillic, followed by “The Essential”. Lest the unsuspecting prospective listener think this two-disc set is a
None of the material on this compilation has circulated beyond the scope of Japanese and Russian imports. Disc One’s centerpiece is a 1945 broadcast of