Bruch - Scottish Fantasia & Hindemith - Violin Concerto - David Oistrakh, Jascha Horenstein, London Symphony Orchestra (Hybrid SACD)
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Max Bruch - Scottish Fantasia, Op. 46
Paul Hindemith - Violin Concerto
Violin - David Oistrakh
Harp – Osian Ellis (1-5)
The London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor - Jascha Horenstein (1-5), Paul Hindemith (6-8)
1 Hybrid SACD
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Decca Classical Series
Recorded 1962-09-14 at Decca Studio 3, West Hampstead, London
Mastered by Willem Makee
Originally released April 17, 2007
Reissued in 2016
Tracks :
1. Scottish Fantasia - Introduction (Grave)
2. Scottish Fantasia - Adagio Cantabile
3. Scottish Fantasia - Allegro
4. Scottish Fantasia - Andante Sostenuto
5. Scottish Fantasia - Finale (Allegro Guerriero)
6. Violin Concerto - Massig Bewegte Halbe
7. Violin Concerto - Langsam
8. Violin Concerto - Labhaft
Reviews :
“Could an LP ever have sounded this good? It seems hard to believe. How could the sound from a piece of plastic carved with a single circular groove possibly be as warm, as deep, as clear, and as true as the sound from this CD? Yet it must be so, for surely no piece of plastic inscribed with gazillions of zeros-and-ones could somehow contrive to improve on the 1962 Decca Kingsway Hall original recorded on half-inch analogue tape at 15 inches per second by producer Erik Smith and engineer Kenneth Wilkinson? Thus, this 2006 JVC remastering produced by Winston Ma and engineered by Paul Stubblebine cannot really be an improvement on the original -- can it?
If this disc coupling David Oistrakh's magical and magisterial performances of Bruch's Scottish Fantasia and Hindemith's Violin Concerto is no better than a pristine copy of the original Decca LP, we'll never know, but as things stand, this disc is as close to ideal as is imaginable. Listen just to the last few bars of the Introduction to Bruch's Fantasia -- the physical sense of Oistrakh's ineffably beautiful tone is palpable. The performances themselves are superlative -- Jascha Horenstein leads the London Symphony in a detailed accompaniment for Oistrakh's expressive performance of Bruch's Fantasia, and Paul Hindemith himself leads the LSO in an aggressive accompaniment for Oistrakh's muscular performance of his own concerto -- but anyone with the slightest interest in the art of recording and remastering owes it to themselves to hear this disc.” AllMusic review by James Leonard
"Analogue Productions has followed up on their highly acclaimed series of 25 RCA Living Stereo SACDs with a smaller group of 9 Decca SACDs. ... Oistrakh's Hindemith Violin Concerto is a treasure." — Arthur Lintgen, The Absolute Sound, Feb. 8, 2019. Read the entire review here.
Originally recorded in 1962 by Decca Records, this classic recording features the conducting talents of Jascha Horenstein and Paul Hindemith accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra. The works on this record are splendid examples of 19th and 20th century virtuoso concertos and if not for their great difficulty they would surely be performed more often.
This Hybrid Stereo SACD Also features one of this century's finest violinists: David Oistrakh. Oistrakh's performance here is a complete revelation. Hindemith's concerto has never before blossomed into such rewarding lyricism. Even the orchestral contribution under the composer himself is strikingly passionate and with the soloist to provide many moments when the ear is ravished by the beauty of phrasing and inflection, the listener has much to enjoy.
The recording is one of the very finest ever made of the combination of solo violin and orchestra. The Oistrakh/ Horenstein performance completely displaces its competitors. It is marvelously well recorded — Oistrakh has never sounded so real on a disc before — and the reading owes nearly as much to the conductor as the soloist. The expansive dignity of the opening of the brass sets shows immediately how fine the orchestral contribution is going to be and Oistrakh's playing throughout is ravishing, raising the statue of the work immeasurably. The slow movement is especially memorable. This release is destined to become an audiophile classic!
Rating:
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4 / 5