Nathan MIlstein – Vignettes - Falla, Ravel, Schumann, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Debussy (Mono)
Nathan Milstein - violin
Leon Pommers - piano
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Pallas GmbH in Germany
Label : Analog Phonic
Original Label : Capitol
Recorded at Capitol Studio A, New York City on 22, 24 & 26 April 1957
Engineered by Frank Abbey
Produced by Richard C. Jones
Remastered by Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios from the original masters of Universal Music
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2017
Tracks:
Side A
- Polonaise In D, Op. 4 (Wieniawski)
- Asturiana Jota (Falla)
- Berceuse On The Name Of Gabriel Fauré (Ravel)
- Romanza Andaluza (Sarasate)
- Träumerei (Schumann)
Side B
- Air (J.S. Bach)
- Perpetuum Mobile (Nováček)
- Melodie, Op. 42, No. 3 (Tchaikovsky)
- The Maid With The Flaxen Hair (Debussy)
- Scherzo-Tarantelle, Op. 16 (Wieniawski)
Reviews :
« At his best Milstein is superb; for instance in the Wieniawski pieces, Träumerei, and the delightful Sarasate dance. He seems right on top of the listener; one can hear him breathing... and Novácek Perpetuum mobile is magically played. » The Gramophone Magazine
« Milstein recorded many of these pieces more than once; and although his stylings remained remarkably consistent, these recordings, made in 1957, when Milstein was in his early fifties, are the locus classicus. There's no release of any kind I've more eagerly awaited, and none that I could recommend more highly. When all's said and done,...it would come as no surprise to me if Milstein were to be recognized as the premiere violinist of the 20th century. If anything can hasten that judgment, these recordings can. » Fanfare
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,25 / 5