All David Oistrakh articles
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VideoDavid Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter perform Beethoven Violin Sonata no.3
A vintage recording of two of the violin and piano greats of the 20th century
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FocusHow did David Oistrakh’s interpretations evolve over his lifetime?
The development of the great violinists from fresh young artists to profound musical thinkers can be charted through their recorded interpretations. Nathaniel Vallois uses his time in lockdown to examine changes in the playing style of some of the best-known names
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VideoGreat Violinists of the 20th Century
Itzhak Perlman on Jascha Heifetz, Hilary Hahn on David Oistrakh, Ida Haendel on Yehudi Menuhin and more: this 2001 film by Bruno Monsaingeon pulls together archive footage and interviews with great violinists of the 20th century.
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
On the great violinist's birthday today, we share this video of him performing a transcription of Debussy's La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) with pianist Frida Bauer in 1972, displaying his lauded warmth of tone. Read The Strad's guide to David Oistrakh, including ...
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FeatureRemembering the great violinist David Oistrakh
Julian Haylock examines the technical poise, interpretative focus and musical humility that made the player a violinistic ideal
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VideoDavid Oistrakh performs his own arrangement of the Liszt/Schubert Valse Caprice
In a live recording in 1972, David Oistrakh performs his own arrangement of the Liszt/Schubert Valse Caprice ‘Soirées de Vienne’, from the 9 Valses caprices d’après Schubert. The pianist is Frida Bauer.
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VideoBach Double Violin Concerto - Yehudi Menuhin And David Oistrakh.
Legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh perform Bach’s Double Concerto in 1958 at the Salle Pleyel with the Orchestre national de la Radio-télévision française (RTF)
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Focus'Tone virile and fine. Personality less striking' - Carl Flesch on David Oistrakh's playing
Many of the greatest string players from the past 126 years received their first exposure in The Strad as a result of their success at international string competitions
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ReviewDavid Oistrakh Plays Johannes Brahms. Brahms: Violin Sonatas: no.1 in G major op.78, no.2 in A major op.100, no.3 in D minor op.108; ‘FAE’ Scherzo in C minor
The Strad Issue: May 2016Description: Frida Bauer brings the best out of Oistrakh in the Brahms sonatasMusicians: David Oistrakh (violin) Frida Bauer, Sviatoslav Richter (piano)Composer: Johannes BrahmsThat great Brahmsian David Oistrakh never systematically recorded the sonatas. We have nothing with his longtime sonata partner Lev Oborin, a ...
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ArticleViolinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Clair de Lune
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Clair de Lune with pianist Frida Bauer in Paris in 1962. Read: Remembering the great violinist David Oistrakh Watch: David Oistrakh performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
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ArticleViolinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane with pianist Frida Bauer. For an entirely different interpretation, watch Patricia Kopatchinskaja perform the work.
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Debussy's Violin Sonata
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Violin Sonata with pianist Frida Bauer at the age of 64 in 1972 - just two years before his death in October 1974.
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Brahms's Third Violin Sonata
Violinist David Oistrakh and pianist Sviatoslav Richter perform Brahms's Third Violin Sonata. Watch Oistrakh perform Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Read about David Oistrakh and Joseph Szigeti’s ‘s influence on Prokofiev’s violin concertos and sonatas in The Strad’s March 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad or download ...
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Shostakovich's Violin Concerto no.1 cadenza
David Oistrakh performs the cadenza to Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto. Watch David Oistrakh perform Bach’s Double Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin. Read about David Oistrakh and Joseph Szigeti’s ‘s influence on Prokofiev’s violin concertos and sonatas in The Strad’s March 2015 issue, out now. Subscribe to The Strad ...
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Legendary violinist David Oistrakh gives a full-bodied performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Gennadi Roshdestwenski in 1963. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleYehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh perform the Bach Double
Legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh perform Bach's Double Concerto. Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleDavid Oistrakh
One of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century, David Oistrakh is often mentioned with the respect commanded by luminaries such as Jascha Heifetz. He was a key musical figure in the Soviet Union during World War II, premiering new concerti by Miaskovsky, Khachaturian and Prokofiev. After ...