Sunday, May 31, 2009

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo BWV 1001-1006, Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord BVW 1016, BVW 1017 - Arthur Grumiaux, Egida Giordani Sartori (BVW 1016, BVW 1017) (1961, 1964)


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CD 1: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata BWV 1001, Partita BWV 1002, Sonata BVW 1003, Partita BWV 1004
CD 2: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata BWV 1005, Partita BWV 1006, Sonatas BWV 1016, BWV 1017


Arthur Grumiaux recorded the Sonatas and Partitas playing on the 1727 "General Dupont" Stradivari. For pictures of it, and of the other outstanding violins played by Grumiaux, see previous posts.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Nathan Milstein, Pinchas Zukerman: Great Violin Concertos - Nathan Milstein and Pinchas Zukerman with Various Accompanists, Conductors and Orchestras (1975, 1973, 1973, 1977)




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CD 1: Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 - Nathan Milstein, Eugen Jochum, Wiener Philarmoniker / Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Op. 64 - Nathan Milstein, Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker

CD 2: Petr Tchaikovskij: Violin Concerto Op. 35 - Nathan Milstein, Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker / Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - Pinchas Zukerman, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra




Concerning Nathan Milstein: see previous posts.
Pinchas Zukerman used to play the 1734 Guarneri del Gesu' "Stauffer" at the time of this recording (below).


Sunday, May 24, 2009

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra / Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto Op. 77 - Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1955)


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Jascha Heifetz (more information at: http://www.jaschaheifetz.com/index.html and at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jascha_Heifetz) used tp play on the 1730 "Ex-David" Guarneri del Gesu' (picture below or, to look at it closer: http://www.famsf.org/imagebase_zoom.asp?rec=7852312242150025)






Friday, May 1, 2009

Ludwig Van Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op. 61 - David Oistrakh, Andre Cluytens, Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise / Max Bruch: Violin Concerto N. 1 Op. 26 - David Oistrakh, Lovro Von Matacic, London Symphony Orchestra (1958, 1954)

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