Nathan Milstein plays Tchaikovsky (vaimusic.com)

[jbjviola]

There are only men in the orchestra. Chicago Symphony in the 1960s.

[uffizzi19]

this is the best i heard ever...and heifetz version's

[SueTheMoon]

@uffizzi19 look at oistakhs 

[3intelligents]

GGGG......Great !

[thesilvershining]

Wow, love love love his playing at 1:13-1:37. So many violinists take this passage way too fast and it loses the otherworldly beauty Tchaikovsky intended.

[xxpablohoney]

ahhhhh !! <3

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Milstein makes this sound "other worldly"...just divine!

[123anoop]

Intonation is butter like.......

[captainears]

Wait...what?

[maurice0773]

I am sorry for my english, but the best interpretation of this concert is Oistrakh and Heifetz.I remember a live concert of Milstein, where he played a fantastic Bach Ciaccona,he had 78 years old, great violinist.I think in the violin story, nobody was a great violinist just this age.

[urujumu]

the best interpretation of this concerto...

[klarmsb]

How about the remainder of the first movement,

and the whole third movement?

[arzdiamondbacks]

There's a reason why the entire concerto is not shown- read the description for this video

[3NUNS]

Much prefer Oistrakh.

[boydaaron]

never knew of this clip's existence..its marvelous, just wonderful!

[vlnking]

I really have to say I don't like this performance. He puts so many accents in this and changes the bowings too much..Heifetz's recording is far more lyrical.

[abburidotakaria]

that's because nathan milstein never played a piece the same way for each performance... He was a genius that always experimented and was never boring

[8R8A8H8]

I agree with you abbu....

[PaperGrape]

Heifetz, lyrical? Yes, in the most straight-forwrd way even possible. I mean no offense to his technique, but compared to this, I feel nothing listening to Heifetz. Nothing at all. I feel only his technique.

[theViolinDreamer]

Respectfully disagree. Both interpretations are divine.

[symfotroll]

You "feel" Heifetz's technique? LOL In the second bloody movement? So what "technique" is that?

[milstein91]

@symfotroll you need to have a very good technique to play well the 2 mvt and those are sometimes the most difficult to play.

[symfotroll]

@milstein91 well, of course.

[poseuresque]

well put. heifetz makes this sound so cold. but in a way, i think it's amazing what he did with the 2nd mvmt. i've never heard anything like it. the same goes with this

[msiu]

He looked so young with that hair :)

The playing is sublime as always. Would you mind posting the beginning of the first mov as well?