Oistrakh plays Gluck "Melodie" from "Orfeo ed Euridice"

Christoph Willibald Gluck:

"Melodie" from the Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice"
"Melodie" from the Opera "Orphée et Eurydice"
(A.k.a. "Dance of the Blessed Spirits"


Violin: David Oistrakh
Piano: ?
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I was sure that there was Oistrakh playing this in Youtube, but I couldn't find it. I was sure I saw it before...but anyway, I'll upload this famous piece by Gluck. If you are interested in this piece, might as well listen to Heifetz's rendition. But here's Oistrakh.

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[lecochonbleu]

Thanks. This is some of the loveliest violin playing I've heard. If ever I'd written for violin, I know who I'd want to play my music every time. It's so lovely.

I don't know the opera - is this separate from Dance of The Blessed Spirits which it usually accompanies outside of the opera?

[Sinfoniette]

It is a famous violin transcription of the Dance of the Blessed Spirits, and it is usually performed for the solo instrument. See Heifetz' and Hambourg's recording of this.

[dimcarabasmusic]

@arielsonnenberg If it seems slightly flat it could be the recording and the fact that we are slowly tuning instruments at high pitches. Back in Oistrackhs day they tuned to 440 or maybe a little less. Now most major orchestras tune to 442.

[unternimmdasnick]

Bah..screw my guitar...

Love this violin!

To bad music like this gets more and more rare..

[ydraki]

Excellent but I prefer Ginette Neveu.

[mrwasbesonders]

@arielsonnenberg You could be right. I am struggling to hear the piano so I am not sure. I don't know if this is because my lap top isn't very good on the sound quality, if Oistrakh is too closely to the microphone, or it could be the pianist is playing very quietly out of respect to possibly the 4th greatest violinist in history (number 3 being Jascha Heifetz, 2 Nigel Kennedy and @ 1 who else than Vannessa Mae (Frorrrrr!) )

[arielsonnenberg]

@mrwasbesonders ...Pardon me if I'm wrong but the violin seems slightly flat (in pitch) in most of this. eg. the very first note. at first i thought it was Oistrakh but the sound is unmistakeable.

[mrwasbesonders]

@mrwasbesonders Sorry.

[mrwasbesonders]

@mrwasbesonders Okay, you are right, but please don't call me a bufoon.

[mrwasbesonders]

@mrwasbesonders listen properly you bufoon. This is gorgeous.

[mrwasbesonders]

yawn