Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Nathan Milstein & Claudio Abbado
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 64
Nathan Milstein (violin) and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recording: September 1972 and March 1973 at Musikvereinssaal, Vienna by Günter Hermanns
Production: Rainer Brock
Originally released in 1973
Tracks :
Side A : Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 35
1. Allegro Moderato
2. Canzonetta Andante
3. Finale Allegro Vivacissimo
Side B :Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 64
1. Allegro molto Apassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto non troppo - allegro molto vivace
Reviews :
Although he has lived in the USA since 1929 and even took on American citizenship in 1942, Nathan Milstein is often referred to as perhaps the last “Russian” among all Russian violinists due to his art of playing – which is governed wholly by intellect. This does not mean that Milstein plays in an academic or cool manner; his art is thoughtful and controlled – in the very best sense of the meaning. And this should certainly not be equated with “deliberateness”. On the contrary. Milstein’s tremendous virtuosity, particularly in the fiendishly difficult final movements of Tchaikovsky’s and Mendelssohn’s concertos, takes both works to new heights.
Although never a forceful presence since he employs relatively little vibrato and thus achieves a slender tone, Milstein’s playing is filled with amazing assertion and luminance, and is quite fascinating for its extraordinary purity. And this is precisely what enhances his interpretation of these two great classical concertos, lending them a legendary grace, a feeling of rightness – that there is no other way. The Vienna Philharmonic with their great tradition provide support of the first order, and Claudio Abbado proves once again that he is a more than circumspect master of the baton.
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