Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

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Album Summary

Performers

• Svyatoslav Knushevitsky (Cello)
• Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Abram Makarov (Piano)
• Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Igor Oistrakh (Violin)
• Mikhail Terian (Viola)
• Inna Kollegorskaya (Piano)
• Alexander Goldenweiser (Piano)
• Paul Badura-Skoda (Piano)
• David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)

Composers

• Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778 - 1837)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
• Jascha Heifetz (1901 - 1987)
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
• Aleksander Zarzycki (1834 - 1895)
• Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 - 1764)
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928)
• Zoltán Kodály (1882 - 1967)
• Pablo de Sarasate (1844 - 1908)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Henryk Wieniawski (1835 - 1880)
• Josef Suk (Composer) (1874 - 1935)
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770)
• Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 - 1764)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Bohuslav Martinu (1890 - 1959)
• Georgi Lvovich Catoire (1861 - 1926)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Pancho Vladigerov (1899 - 1978)
• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Nikolay Medtner (1880 - 1951)
• Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632 - 1692)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
• Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963)
• Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)
• Eugène Ysae (1858 - 1931)

Notes & Reviews:

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous and deeply moving tone.

Partners include Sviatoslav Richter, Lev Oborin, Alexander Goldenweiser and Vladimir Yampolski. With his supreme technique, enormous precision in rhythm as well as extensive variety in sound, David Oistrakh is one of the most celebrated violinists of the 20th century.

This 10-CD release details some of his best chamber music recordings and is filled to the brim with first-rate performances. The compilation effectively documents the development of violin music, simultaneously revealing Oistrakh's mastering of an extensive repertoire.

Beginning with J.S. Bach, who was one of the first composers to write for the instrument independently and whose works are given an overtly romantic appraisal by the Russian maestro, it also traverses a series of Classical compositions - including Mozart's Sonata No.3 K306 and Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata Op.47. Most of the collection's space, however, is taken up by a large assortment of 19th- and 20th-century music; this is undoubtedly where Oistrakh's heart lies, and the violinist shows a strong commitment to pieces from his native country.

What is particularly evident from this release is that no matter how big or small, famous or little-known, each work is treated as a masterpiece. With largely forgotten names such as Catoire and Vladigerov sitting alongside some of the greatest composers in musical history, the compilation represents a musical feast that is not to be passed up.

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l)

• Performers: Paul Badura-Skoda (Piano); David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 21 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a)

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 13 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1781

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

• Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 6 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Martinu, Bohuslav : Sonata for violin & piano no 3, H. 303

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 24 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 11/1944-12/1944

Hindemith, Paul : Sonata for violin & piano in E flat major, Op. 11/1

• Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 8 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1918

Brahms, Johannes : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Running Time: 23 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1886-1888

Schumann, Robert : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Svyatoslav Knushevitsky (Cello); Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Running Time: 31 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1847

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk : Trio for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 22

• Performers: Svyatoslav Knushevitsky (Cello); David Oistrakh (Violin); Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Running Time: 13 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 03/03/1799

Janácek, Leos : Sonata for violin & piano, JW 7/7

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 14 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1915

Vladigerov, Pancho : Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21/1 :: Song

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Abram Makarov (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1977

Vladigerov, Pancho : Bulgarian Paraphrases (2) for Violin and Piano, Op. 18

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Abram Makarov (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Debussy, Claude : Passepied, for piano (Suite Bergamasque no 4), L. 75/4

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890-1905

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Kodály, Zoltán : Verbunk (Recruiting Song), for high voice & piano (Hungarian Folk Music no 36)

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1924-1932

Albéniz, Isaac : Sueños (Rêves), for piano, Op. 201, B. 40 :: 3. Chant d'amour

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: circa 1891

Kreisler, Fritz : Danse Espagnol

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Sarasate, Pablo de : Navarra for 2 Violins and Piano, Op. 33

• Performers: Igor Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano); David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1889

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Running Time: 27 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1938-1946

Prokofiev, Sergei : Melodies (5) for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1925

Heifetz, Jascha : March, arrangement for violin & piano (after Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges")

• Performers: Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano); David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1937

Prokofiev, Sergei : Cinderella :: Winter Fairy

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1940-1944

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in D major, Op. 94bis

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 21 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1944

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Violin solo no 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

• Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Eugène Ysae (1858 - 1931) : Sonatas (6) for Violin solo, Op. 27

• Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1922

Reger, Max : Prelude for violin in E minor

• Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 4 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: ?10/1915

Henryk Wieniawski : Etude-caprice for 2 violins in E flat major, Op. 18/2

• Performers: Igor Oistrakh (Violin); David Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1862

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin)
• Running Time: 14 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1932

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D major, Op. 25

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Mikhail Terian (Viola)
• Running Time: 11 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801

Bartók, Béla : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1, Sz 75

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 33 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1921

Bartók, Béla : Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Inna Kollegorskaya (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1915.
• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1915

Suk, Josef : Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 17 :: 3. Un Poco Triste

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Abram Makarov (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1900

Suk, Josef : Pieces (4) for Violin and Piano, Op. 17 :: 4. Burleska

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Abram Makarov (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1900

Medtner, Nikolai : Nocturnes (3) for violin & piano, Op. 16 :: Nocturno no 1 in D minor

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904-1908

Eugène Ysae (1858 - 1931) : Poème élégiaque for violin & orchestra (or piano) in D minor, Op. 12

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1892-1893

Henryk Wieniawski : Légende, for violin & orchestra (or piano) in G minor, Op. 17

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1859

Zarzycki, Aleksander : Mazurka for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 26

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major (by J. G. Goldberg, not JSB), BWV 1037

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1757

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 5 in F minor, BWV 1018

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Lev Oborin (Piano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Tartini, Giuseppe : Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 1 no 4 "Devil's Trill"

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 14 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: ?1740

Vitali, Giovanni Battista : Ciaccona for recorder & continuo in G minor

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 10 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Leclair, Jean-Marie : Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 9/3

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 12 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Locatelli, Pietro Antonio : Capriccio prova del'intonatione in D major, from Op. 6

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Schubert, Franz : Fantasia for violin & piano in C major ("Sei mir gegrüsst!"), D. 934 (Op. posth. 159)

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 12/1827

Grieg, Edvard : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 13

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 21 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1867

Dvorak, Antonin : Mazurek for violin & piano in E minor, B. 89 (Op.49)

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 02/1879

Smetana, Bedrich : Andantino for violin & piano in G minor (Z domoviny no 2), JB 1 :: 118/2

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1880

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Souvenir d'un lieu cher :: Meditation

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1878

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Valse-Scherzo for Violin and Orchestra in C major, Op. 34

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1877

Catoire, Georgi Lvovich : Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in B minor, Op. 15

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Alexander Goldenweiser (Piano)
• Running Time: 29 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Catoire, Georgi Lvovich : Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D major, "Poema," Op. 20

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Alexander Goldenweiser (Piano)
• Running Time: 20 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Catoire, Georgi Lvovich : Elegy for violin & piano in D minor, Op. 26

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Alexander Goldenweiser (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1916

Szymanowski, Karol : Myths (3), Op. 30

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 18 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for violin & piano no 6 in A major, Op. 30/1

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1801-02.
• Running Time: 24 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801-1802

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, Op. 23

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Alexander Goldenweiser (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1800.
• Running Time: 20 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1800

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"

• Performers: David Oistrakh (Violin); Frida Bauer (Piano)
• Running Time: 30 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1802-1803