Milstein & Pludermacher - Le dernier récital – Beethoven, Bach, Händel, Sarasate, Tchaïkovski, Prokofiev, Paganini, Liszt (2LP)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.9 n A Major Op.47 'Kreutzer'
Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita II In D Minor BWV 1004 & Sonata No.3 In C Major
Georg Friedrich Händel - Sonata In A Major For Violin & Piano, Op.1 No.3
Pablo de Sarasate - Introduction Et Tarantelle Op.43
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky - Maria's Aria From Mazeppa
Sergei Prokofiev - The Tales Of The Old Grandmother
Nicolò Paganini - Caprice For Violin Solo, Op.1 No.13
Franz Liszt - Consolation No.3
Transcription by Nathan Milstein (C6, D3, D5)
Nathan Milstein, violin
Georges Pludermacher, piano
2 LP, Gatefold
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas GmbH in Germany
First time ever on vinyl records
Label : Analog Phonic
Original Label : Teldec
Recorded at Benwaldhallen, Stockholm on June 1986
Engineered by Olle Bolander
Produced by Steven Andersson
Direct Metal Mastered by Hans-Jörg Mauksch at Pauler Acoustics from the original masters of Warner Music
Remastered by Thomas Ölscher at Railroad Tracks Studios
Originally released in 1994 in Germany
Reissued in Nov. 2018
Tracks:
Side A :
- Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.9 - Adagio Sostenuto - Presto
- Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.9 - Andante Con Variazioni
Side B :
- Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.9 - Presto
- Bach - Partita II In D Minor - No.5 Chaconne
Side C :
- Händel - Sonata In A Major - Larghetto (Andante)
- Händel - Sonata In A Major - Allegro
- Händel - Sonata In A Major - Adagio
- Händel - Sonata In A Major - Allegro
- Bach - Sonata No.3 In C Major - No.3 Allegro Assai
- Sarasate - Introduction Et Tarantelle - Moderato & Allegro Vivace
Side D :
- Prokofiev - The Tales Of The Old Grandmother - No.2 Andantino
- Prokofiev - The Tales Of The Old Grandmother - No.3 Andante Assai
- Tchaikovsky - Maria's Aria From Mazeppa
- Paganini - Caprice For Violin Solo
- Liszt - Consolation No.3 - Lento Placido
Reviews :
« What most astonished was the sheer facility of the 82-year-old violinist’s playing; its agility, quick reflexes and tonal lustre... it is without doubt the pre-eminent recorded example of a great violinist giving of his best in old age. The Kreutzer Sonata is dapper, suave and tirelessly athletic: the first movement’s central development has real drama and temperament, the variations have plenty of colourful ikncident and the finale gallops along energetically. The Handel Sonata is cool and tastefully moulded; the Bach Chaconne, endlessly resourceful and superbly built. This is very much the Milstein of old – a highly cultivated artist and a supremely accomplished violinist. The sound is admirably clear » Gramophone
Ratings:
Discogs : 4,5 / 5