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About the artist David Oistrakh

One of the greatest violinists of his time and a characteristic representative of the Russian school of violin playing, David Oistrakh (1908-1974) was a towering international figure in the middle decades of the 20th century. He had one of the most rich and noble tones ever created by a violinist and a technique to match his interpretive gifts. He studied with Pyotr Stolyarsky in his native Odessa and after graduation from the Conservatory there he made his debuts in Moscow and Leningrad in his very early twenties. He was appointed a professor at the Moscow Conservatory in 1934 and his international career was launched when he won the Ysaÿe Competition in Brussels in 1937. The war interrupted this blossoming career, though Oistrakh continued to play, sometimes on the front lines for thousands of soldiers. After the end of hostilities Yehudi Menuhin played with Oistrakh in Moscow and news of this travelled to England very soon. His USA debut followed in 1955 with the Shostakovich 1st Concerto which was written for him. After the war, through all the political ups and downs between East and West in the 1950s and 60s, Oistrakh continued giving concerts internationally at the top of his form. He was an ardent champion of his Soviet contemporary composers and so added to his already broad repertoire of concert and chamber works with their new compositions. Among others, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Khachaturian wrote for him. He played chamber music with Lev Oborin and Vyacheslav Knushevitsky and gave countless recitals with Lev Oborin.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist David Oistrakh

CATALOGUE NR: 3073178  (barcode: 0899132000725)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 21.49
RELEASE DATE: 24-Nov-2008

TITLE: David Oistrakh - Artist Of The People?
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM mono / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 75 minutes / Recorded: film by Bruno Monsaingeon - Jan-2009 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: ATMCD1273  (barcode: 0699675127329)
RECORD LABEL: Vanguard Archives
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TITLE: Orchestral Masterpieces
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in E minor op.95 B178 From the New World. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor op.53 B108. Slavonic Dances op.46. Slavonic Dances op.72.
ORCHESTRA: Vienna State Opera Orchestra and State Symphony Orchestra of Russia
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Golschmann and Kyrill Kondrashin
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1954-1959

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1001434  (barcode: 4600317014347)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 09-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Symphony No.9 in E minor B178 op.95 'From the New World'. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor B108 op.53.
CONDUCTOR: Nikolai Anosov and Kyrill Kondrashin
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1942 and 1967

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CATALOGUE NR: 5657012
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 3 CD Set  DURATION: 221 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 26.03
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jan-1995

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Cello Concerto in B minor op.104 (Dvorak). Double Concerto in A minor op.102 (Brahms). Cello Concerto in C major Hob.VIIb:1. Cello Concerto in D major Hob.VIIb:2 (Haydn). Schelomo (Bloch). Don Quixote op.35. (R Strauss). Cello Concerto in C minor op. 66 (Miaskovsky).
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich   David Oistrakh   Ulrich Koch  

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: PR90665  (barcode: 0717281906654)
RECORD LABEL: Preiser
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.79
RELEASE DATE: 06-Jun-2005

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor B108 op.53 (Dvorak). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor op.82 (Glazunov). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C op.48 (Kabalevsky).
ORCHESTRA: USSR State Orchestra and USSR Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Kyrill Kondrashin and Dmitry Kabalevsky
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded early 1950s

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CATALOGUE NR: ANDRCD9032  (barcode: 3830257490326)
RECORD LABEL: Andromeda
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.49
RELEASE DATE: 14-Apr-2008

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Kubelik - Rare Performances 1937-1957
TRACKS: Symphony No.8 in G B163 op.88 (Dvorak). Sinfonietta (Janacek). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in D op.19 (Prokofiev). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor (Khachaturian). Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Weber (Hindemith). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G minor B63 op.33 (Dvorak). Ma Vlast : From Bohemia's Fields and Groves B114 (Smetana). The Bartered Bride : Dance of the Comedians (Smetana). Moldau (Smetana).
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Rafael Kubelik
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Rudolf Firkusny    

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CATALOGUE NR: 88697689612  (barcode: 0886976896126)
RECORD LABEL: Sony Classical Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 7.99
RELEASE DATE: 06-Dec-2010

COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi
TITLE: The Four Seasons
TRACKS: Concerto in E Major for Violin Strings & Basso Continuo RV269 Spring. Concerto in G minor for Violin Strings & Basso Continuo RV315 Summer. Concerto in F Major for Violin Strings & Basso Continuo RV293 Autumn. Concerto in F minor for Violin Strings & Basso Continuo, RV297 Winter. Concerto for Two Violins Strings and Continuo in C minor RV509. Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D Major RV512. Concerto for Two Violins Strings and Continuo in D minor RV514. Concerto for Two Violins Strings and Continuo in G minor RV517.
ORCHESTRA: Philadelphia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Eugene Ormandy
ARTISTS: Anshel Brusilow   Isaac Stern   David Oistrakh  

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CATALOGUE NR: 6278902  (barcode: 5099962789028)
RECORD LABEL: EMI 20th Century Classics
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jul-2010

COMPOSER: Aram Khachaturian
TITLE: Aram Khachaturian
TRACKS: Spartacus - Ballet highlights : Variation of Aegina / Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia / The Entrance of Harmodius - Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius / Dance of the Gaditanae - The Rebels' Approach. Piano Concerto. 4 Pieces from 'Pictures of Childhood' : Birthday Party / Legend / The Little Horse / In Folk Dance Music - Gallopade. A Glimpse of the Ballet - Invention : Adagio from the ballet 'Gayaneh'. Gayaneh - Ballet highlights : Lezghinka / Lullaby / Storm / Sabre Dance / Mountaineers / Invention. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor. Masquerade Suite - Galop / Waltz / Mazurka / Romance.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Aram Khachaturian and Adrian Boult
ARTISTS: Mindru Katz   Cristina Ortiz   David Oistrakh  

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CATALOGUE NR: 8924  (barcode: 5029365892421)
RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics
FORMAT: 5 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 23-Nov-2009

COMPOSER: Aram Khachaturian  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Historical Russian Archives - Knushevitsky
TRACKS: Cello Concerto (Khachaturian). Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor op.33 (Saint-Saens). Variations on a Rococo Theme in A op.33 (Tchaikovsky). Four London Trios (Haydn). Cello Concerto in C (Popper attrib. Haydn). Cello Sonata in G minor op.19 (Rachmaninov). Septet op.74 (Hummel). String Sextet (Borodin). String Quintet op.39 (Glazunov). Cello Sonata No.1 (Myaskovsky). Cello Sonata : Andante (Grieg). Cello Sonata No.1 : Allegretto quasi menuetto (Brahms). Piano Trio No.2 op.80 (Schumann). Piano Trio (Babadzhanian).
ORCHESTRA: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Alexander Gauk
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Knushevitsky   Rudolf Barshai   David Oistrakh   Alexandre Goldenweiser

- Apr-2010 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Knushevitsky's gloriously melodic line sings through Haydn Schumann and many more'

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CATALOGUE NR: 3615702  (barcode: 0094636157023)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.75
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RELEASE DATE: 07-Aug-2006
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COMPOSER: Aram Khachaturian  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto in D minor (Khachaturian). Suite de concert op.28 (Taneyev).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Aram Khachaturian and Nicolai Malko
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

- Nov-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1001805  (barcode: 4600317118052)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 18-Feb-2011

COMPOSER: Aram Khachaturian
TITLE: Khachaturian conducts Khachaturian 2
TRACKS: Violin concerto in D minor. Piano Concerto in D flat major.
ORCHESTRA: USSR State Symphony Orchestra and Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Aram Khachaturian
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Nicolai Petrov    

- Aug-2011 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: DHR7820  (barcode: 0723721133054)
RECORD LABEL: Doremi
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 11.99
RELEASE DATE: 07-Nov-2005

COMPOSER: Arno Babadschanjan  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Oistrakh Collection volume 12
TRACKS: Trio for violin cello & piano in F sharp minor (Arno Babadschanjan). Trio for violin cello & piano in G minor op.15 (Smetana). Trio for violin cello & piano in A minor (Ravel).
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Sviatoslav Knushevitsky   Arno Babadschanjan   Lev Oborin

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1950-1953

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CATALOGUE NR: BBCL42672  (barcode: 0684911426724)
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 26-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Arthur Bliss  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: David Oistrakh
TRACKS: Fanfare (Bliss). Violin Concerto No.2 in C sharp minor op.129 (Shostakovich). Violin Concerto in D op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Eugene Ormandy and Maxim Shostakovich
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in stereo Royal Festival Hall London 19-Nov-1967 - Bliss / Shostakovich and Royal Albert Hall London 26-Nov-1972 - Tchaikovsky

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1000876  (barcode: 4600317008766)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 16-May-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 Sz36 (Bela Bartok). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Paul Hindemith). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 op.35 (Karol Szymanowski).
ORCHESTRA: Moscow Radio Orchestra and Leningrad Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Kurt Sanderling
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh      

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1000744  (barcode: 4600317007448)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 Sz75 (Bartok). Sonata for Violin and Piano op.134 (Shostakovich).
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Sviatoslav Richter    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 19-Mar-1973 & 03-May-1969

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CATALOGUE NR: DVDVAI4473  (barcode: 0089948447399)
RECORD LABEL: VAI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 20.99
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2009

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: David Oistrakh
TRACKS: Violin Sonata in G minor (Debussy). Mazurek B90 op.49 (Dvorak). Nocturne from Belshazzar's Feast Suite op.51 (Sibelius). Waltz Caprice (Schubert). Preludes Book 1 No.8 : The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Debussy). Violin Concerto No.2 in C-sharp minor op.129 (Shostakovitch).
ORCHESTRA: Moscow Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Kyrill Kondrashin
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Frida Bauer    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC black & white / Sound Format: Mono / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 60 minutes / Recorded: 1972 - recital & 1967 - Shostakovitch

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CATALOGUE NR: 7620  (barcode: 5029365762021)
RECORD LABEL: Brilliant Classics
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49
RELEASE DATE: 22-May-2006

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Concertos
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in C minor op.35. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in F major op.102. 3 Fantastic Dances op.5. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in A minor op.99. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in C sharp minor op.129. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.1 in E flat op.107. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No.2 in C sharp minor op.126.
ARTISTS: Cristina Ortiz   David Oistrakh   Alexander Ivashkin  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded by EMI

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CATALOGUE NR: MHK63327  (barcode: 0074646332726)
RECORD LABEL: Sony Masterworks Heritage
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.95
RELEASE DATE: 04-May-1998

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Violin Concerto op.99. Cello Concerto op.107.
ORCHESTRA: New York Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Eugene Ormandy
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Mstislav Rostropovich    

- Penguin Guide Rosette star 'Rostropovich's studio recording premiere of the Shostakovich First Cello Concerto was made in 1959 and has for long enjoyed legendary status. It has probably not been surpassed, even by Rostropovich himself in subsequent recordings. Oistrakh's mono recording of the Violin Concerto with Mitropoulos conducting the New York Philharmonic still sounds stunning'

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1385  (barcode: 5055031313853)
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.15
RELEASE DATE: 23-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Cello Concerto No.1 in E flat major op.107. Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor op.99.
ORCHESTRA: Philadelphia Orchestra and Leningrad Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Eugene Ormandy and Evgeny Mravinsky
ARTISTS: Mstislav Rostropovich   David Oistrakh    

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CATALOGUE NR: BBCL40602  (barcode: 0684911406023)
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.75
RELEASE DATE: 12-Feb-2001

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Violin Concerto No.1. Violin Concerto No.2 (Shostakovich). Amitie for 2 Violins (Ysaye).
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra and USSR Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Gennady Rozhdestvensky and Evgeny Svetlanov
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Igor Oistrakh    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 7-Sep-1962 / 22-Aug-1968 / 26-Feb-1961 - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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