David Oistrakh - Sibelius Violin Concerto (2nd mvt.)

Magnificent violin playing.

February, 1966.
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, directed by Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

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[jrbcd]

Oistrakh played this better than anybody. I received the LP in 1959 via the Columbia Record Club with Ormandy conducting. It wasn't the LP I ordered. But when I heard it, I kept it. His performance is legendary. The second movement with the double stops is amazing.

[llirik777]

This is the Best perform of the Sibelius Concerto

[cynic150]

This was a very great musician. Sincere, technically polished and so expressively musical. What a pity these old recordings were not better balanced. Often the orchestra cannot be heard, making it hard to hear the harmony behind the soloist.

[michael2010now]

He moves in the same way with great effect throughout the outer movements too. For example, in the 3rd movement where in his preparation, beginning 6:40, for his entry at 6:51 for the conclusion.

Vengerov, Bell and Hahn should stop and learn from Oistrakh here: the first two about how not to contort histrionically and unmusically; the third about the need to be moved at least somewhat by the music before putting bow to string. Perhaps to sing it a little first, to unfreeze oneself a bit.

[michael2010now]

Oistrakh is totally moved by the music here including, in a perfectly non-histrionic way, physically. A great example of this is his body movement and foot-work at 3:33 in preparation for the entry at 3:38. He really was at his prime in 1966. A few years before, I heard him play the Beethoven and Tchaikowsky concertos with same marvellous physicality and colossal authority as here. His encores were the Mozart Rondo and, finally, the slow movement from Bach's minor Concerto. I was in tears.

[lovelife301]

If I were in my car and this performance came up on the radio I think I would drive off the road from an OD of beautiful music.......

[Sorcerer2k]

@cleopatra11: Please stop comparing with the word "better" cant you hear, that Oistrakh and Ferras are two different Worlds? I get as much from this as I get from Ferras, because both are into the music!

[TheEfGaRi]

THE BEST MOVEMENT.

IT IS SPECTACULAR.

[TheEfGaRi]

@flyingvlad I believe you are right, You said a beautiful thing.

[flyingvlad]

What a Master!

please stop arguing about Ferras and Oistrakh, enjoy their talent and soul, and praise God, Fate or Mankind for creating such geniuses. Then, enjoy also being able to appreciate this beautifulness while others are gaga-ing.

[GraniteQuarrier]

@mountainenergei1 Nothing in all caps? "Ferras has NOTHING of the intensity achieved here"

[mountainenergei1]

Sick of hearing about Ferras. Ferras has NOTHING of the intensity achieved here.

And critics claiming there is 'too much' vibrato should bear in mind that Oistrakh is throwing a precious bone of human contact to a crowd of 'starving dogs'. Performer and audience are communally stuck in the paranoia and fear of Soviet control and Oistrakh is not afraid of emotionally breaking through that.