David Oistrakh - Sibelius Violin Concerto in d (1st mov, p1-2)

[cuervorrojo]

living with sibelius it´s simply better.

[SkipRunFallLaugh]

This piece is one of my new favorites after recently hearing it performed by the Nashville Symphony. It was truly incredible :) The soloist was Stefan Jackiw, and without a doubt that live performance was so charged and just magnificent! It was so beautiful, but it saddens me that that one performance was the only time such magic happened. Now, I can only look back on it fondly.. Still, breathtaking. The first movement is my favorite, with the fourth closely following.

[tachuman]

This is the first recording I heard of this concerto - I still have the 10" vinyl. About the same time, Oistrakh came to Australia and I saw him in a special concert at the Sydney Conservatorium and we met him afterwards briefly. He was certainly one of the really great violinists.

[kundalini76]

shame about the heavy noise reduction that's been applied which 'pumps' the sound, making his wonderful tone sound uneven and lumpy. Greatness still comes through though. Thanks for sharing.

[samdrophy]

3:35 - What an absolutely stunning tone!

[faneldumitru]

shlomo mintz sibelius la meilleure version

[ollioikarinen]

I'm a Finn, studied some music, listened to quite many versons of this wonderful piece of music - and I have to say: this is one of the best versions I've ever heard!

[gogolmol]

@ollioikarinen

I'm a Russian. Studied some music, listened also to some...

Oisthrakh with Sibelius is... just great. To my mind, the greatest...

And I heard THIS VIOLIN alive in THIS HALL! (40 years ago). With a better orchestra. (Surely, NOT with better violinist)

I beleive that it impresses you. I wish you heard this very recording live (I didn't, I just heard this very instrument, that Oistrakh used).

You must be proud of being a Finn! You surely are!

Sibelius is great!

[BugsWisely]

This fellow is quite consistent. Heifetz was closer to true tone though. they both played every note consistently # but heifetz is actually closer to true tone.

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Lots of differing opinions on his recording of Sibelius--I really like it and it is actually one of my favorites by Oistrakh. His bowing technique is a real plus on this concerto in my opinion. It is just an all round excellent performance--I enjoyed it very much--one of the very best!

[younglemeshevist]

This is excellent, to my taste. Thanks for the video

[petrof4056]

It's shame if I put 4* for a violonist as Oistrakh, however it's not his concerto. He is not the best in this concerto.

But Great performance as usual about Oistrakh.

[UltimateViolin]

This is, by popular opinion, Oistrakh's best recording of the Sibelius Violin Concerto, and Sibelius' own favorite. In 1954/55, Oistrakh was at the height of his powers, technically and tonally, and this recording showcases both strengths.

This particular recording caused some difficulty in creating the video; the original recording is quite ambient and ravishing to listen to with a CD and proper sound system, but since YT tends to condense the sound abit, some technical wizardry was needed.

[rule914]

The 1966 recording is also very beautiful. It is not as technically precise, but it is extremely intense.

Thanks for this.

[Faryalminika]

@UltimateViolin

I was wondering where you found out that this was Sibelius' own favourite performance -- I can't find any reference to it.

Thanks!

I love this performance -- thanks so much for posting it!