David Oïstrakh
David Oistrakh is considered the premiere violinist of mid-20th century Soviet Union. His recorded legacy includes nearly the entire standard violin repertory up to and including Prokofiev and Bartók. Oistrakh's violin studies began in 1913 with famed teacher Pyotr Stolyarsky. Later he officially joined Stolyarsky's class at the Odessa Conservatory, graduating in 1926 by playing Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto. Performances of the Glazunov concerto in Odessa and Kiev in 1927, and a 1928 debut in Leningrad (Tchaikovsky concerto), gave Oistrakh the confidence to move to Moscow. He made his premiere there in early 1929, but the event went largely unnoticed. In 1934, however, after several years of patiently refining his craft, Oistrakh was invited to join the Moscow Conservatory, eventually rising to the rank of full professor in 1939.
Meanwhile, Oistrakh was gaining success on the competition circuit, winning the 1930 All-Ukrainian contest, and the All-Soviet competition three years later. In 1935 he took second prize at the Wieniawski competition. In 1937 the Soviet government sent the now veteran violinist to Brussels to compete in the International Ysaÿe Competition, where he took home first prize.
With his victory in Brussels, Soviet composers began to take notice of their young compatriot, enabling Oistrakh to work closely with Myaskovsky and Khachaturian on their concertos in 1939 and 1940, respectively. In addition, his close friendship with Shostakovich led the composer to write two concertos for the instrument (the first of which Oistrakh played at his, and its, triumphant American premiere in 1955). During the 1940s Oistrakh's active performing schedule took him across the Soviet Union but his international career had to wait until the 1950s, when the political climate had cooled enough for Soviet artists to be welcomed in the capitals of the West.
The remaining decades of Oistrakh's life were devoted to maintaining the highest possible standards of excellence throughout an exhausting touring schedule (he returned to the U.S. six times in the 1960s), and he began a small but successful sideline career as an orchestral conductor. His death came suddenly in Amsterdam in 1974, during a cycle of Brahms concerts in which he both played and conducted. Oistrakh's unexpected death left a void in the Soviet musical world which was never really filled.
Throughout his career David Oistrakh was known for his honest, warm personality; he developed close friendships with many of the leading musicians of the day. His violin technique was virtually flawless, though he never allowed purely physical matters to dominate his musical performances. He always demanded of himself (and his students) that musical proficiency, intelligence, and emotion be in balance, regardless of the particular style. Oistrakh felt that a violinist's essence was communicated through clever and subtle use of the bow, and not through overly expressive use of vibrato. To this end he developed a remarkably relaxed, flexible right arm technique, capable of producing the most delicate expressive nuances, but equally capable of generating great volume and projection.
As a teacher, David Oistrakh maintained that a teacher should do no more than necessary to help guide the student toward his or her own solutions to technical and interpretive difficulties. He rarely played during lessons, fearing that he might distract the student from developing a more individual approach, and even encouraged his students to challenge his interpretations. Perhaps the best evidence of the Oistrakh's gift for teaching is that he felt that he gained as much from the teaching experience as his students did.
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Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Op.35 / Wieniawski: Etude-Caprices Nos.2, 4 & 5 / Sarasate: Navarra, Op.33
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Staatskapelle Dresden, Franz Konwitschny
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 01/01/2009
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The Very Best of David Oistrakh
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 06/02/2012
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Khachaturian: Violin Concerto, Taneyev: Suite de concert
David Oïstrakh, Philharmonia Orchestra
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 07/08/2006
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Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos
Classical - Lançado por Sony Classical em 01/01/1956
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Brahms: Double Concerto - Violin Concerto [2011 - Remaster] (2011 - Remaster) (2011 Remastered Version)
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 13/07/2012
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David Oistrach: Tchaikovsky / Brahms - Concierto para Violín y Orquesta en Re Mayor Op. 35 y Op. 77
Classical - Lançado por Classic Themes em 20/04/2004
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David Oistrakh in Prague [Bartók, Janáček, Ysaÿe, Prokofiev, Ravel]
Chamber Music - Lançado por Praga Digitals em 01/12/2015
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Listening to David Oistrakh
Classical - Lançado por UME - Global Clearing House em 23/09/2022
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 & 9
David Oïstrakh, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Yampolsky
Chamber Music - Lançado por Archipel em 10/12/2021
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Brahms: Double Concerto
David Oïstrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich, The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 24/03/2017
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Bach Sonatas BWV 1014-1019
Classical - Lançado por Deutsche Grammophon (DG) em 02/12/2016
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Tchaikovsky & Sibelius Violin Concertos
David Oïstrakh, Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Classical - Lançado por Musical Concepts em 22/12/2017
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MOZART, W.A.: Violin Concerto No. 5 / BEETHOVEN, L. van: Romances / WIENIAWSKI, H.: Violin Concerto No. 2 (D. Oistrakh, I. Oistrakh) (1954-1956)
David Oistrach, Igor Oistrach, Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Konwitschny
Concertos - Lançado por Berlin Classics em 21/09/1993
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Brahms: Concerto pour violon, Op. 77 (Stereo Version)
Orchestre National de France, Otto Klemperer, David Oïstrakh
Miscellaneous - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/1961
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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5, Violin Sonata No. 32, K. 454
Classical - Lançado por Musical Concepts em 21/04/2023
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Best of David Oistrakh
Classical - Lançado por BNF Collection em 01/01/2014
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Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 2; Symphony No. 15
David Oïstrakh, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Classical - Lançado por Musical Concepts em 26/01/2010
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins and Continuo in D Minor, Bwv 1043 - Ludwig Van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 In G Major, Op. 40 + No.2 In F Major, Op. 50 - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo In (Album of 1961( 60 Anniversery))
David Oïstrakh, Igor Oïstrakh, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugène Goossens
Pop - Lançado por GazzaLadra em 30/09/2021
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Bruch & Sibelius: Violin Concertos - Szymanowski: Violin Sonata
David Oïstrakh, London Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm Festival Orchestra, Vladimir Yampolsky, Lovro von Matacic, Sixten Ehrling
Concertos - Lançado por Urania Records em 05/03/2012
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The Art of David Oistrakh, Vol. 3
Classical - Lançado por Editions Audiovisuel Beulah em 07/02/2017
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David Oistrakh - Violin Masterclass
Classical - Lançado por Musical Concepts em 03/09/2021
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