Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99

Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99
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Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich
Composer: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
Performer: David Oistrakh
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-06-16
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
  1. 1. Nocturne: Moderato
  2. 2. Scherzo: Allegro
  3. 3. Passacaglia: Andante cadenza
  4. 4. Burlesque: Allegro con brio
  5. 1st movement, Allegretto
  6. 2nd movement, Moderato
  7. 3rd movement, Cadenza
  8. 4th movement, Allegro con moto

Music reviews of Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99

Music Review: Actually there's a better one, Oistrahk's earlier with Mrvinsky and the Leningrad
Rating: 4 Stars

Had I not known about it, I would have given the Columbia 5 stars. Oistrahk's performance is the same, but the interaction between soloist and orchestra is much more natural, and Mrvinsky unearths more of Shostakovitch's brief "beams of light" in the first mov't. I have it on a Monitor Lp and you get Oistrahk's great interpretation plus a much better and intense orchestral accompaniment.

Description of Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No1, Op107; Violin Concerto No1 (revised), Op99

Sony has brought together Shostakovitch's greatest concertos in first recordings made soon after their American premieres by the artists most closely identified with them. Neither performance has been bettered, though some, such as Vengerov's Teldec Violin Concerto, come close. The Violin Concerto is in solid, detailed mono; the Cello Concerto in fine stereo. Oistrakh goes to the heart of the violin work, playing with extraordinary tonal magnificence and emotional power. He's matched by Mitropoulos, whose identification with the score is apparent. Rostropovitch is as good in the Cello Concerto, getting excellent support from Ormandy's Philadelphians. Both performances share the white heat of fresh discovery and have stood the test of time to become classic recordings. --Dan Davis
Eugene Ormandy was Shostakovich's great interpreter (along with Bernstein) in the West, and he was entrusted with many U.S. premiers of the great Russian composer's symphonies and concertos. This recording of the First Cello Concerto was made while both the composer and his cellist friend were on tour in the United States, so it has the imprimatur of Shostakovich himself. The Violin Concerto similarly was recorded just days after its U.S. premiere in New York with the Oistrakh, for whom it was written. This is as distinguished a pair of performances as you're likely to hear, and although the Violin Concerto is mono, the sound never gets in the way of your enjoyment. An event. --David Hurwitz

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