SZYMANOWSKI: VIOLIN CONCERTO; VIOLIN SONATA; HINDEMITH: VIOLIN CONCERTO - DAVID OISTRAKH, LENINGRAD PHILHARMONIC, LONDON SYMPHONY

Szymanowski Violin Concerto, Violin Sonata, Hindemith Violin Concerto (‘Romantic Violin’)

David Oistrakh (violin)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra /
Kurt Sanderling
(4-6) with Vladimir Yampolsky
(7-9) with London Symphony
Orchestra / Paul Hindemith

“Szymanowski is among the most exciting of twentieth century composers … a highly individual style which owes nothing to anyone … Try the first few bars of this recording; I should be surprised if you wanted to (stop) before the end … his early sonata, has many signs of that strange genius … Its melodies, like its structural features, allow a highly personal rather than nationalistic flavour, in this very well recorded performance” … “Oistrakh’s superbly poised and eloquent performance of the Hindemith Concerto … when a great artist does take up a modern work, what a difference it makes! … this is a really outstanding violin concerto – one of the finest of our time; and exquisitely beautiful at times.” (Gramophone)


Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.35 (1916)
[1] Vivace assai 11:09
[2] Vivace scherzando 8:18
[3] Cadenza – Allegro moderato 4:35

Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9 (1904)
[4] Allegro Moderato. Patetico 8:28
[5] Andantino Tranquillo e Dolce 6:28
[6] Finale: Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto 5:20

Hindemith: Violin Concerto (1939)
[7] I. Mäßig bewegte Halbe 9:21
[8] II. Langsam 9:36
[9] III. Lebhaft 10:11