MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
COVER M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo, playable on all CD Players, Super Jewel Case
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Nathan Milstein - violin
Concert Arts Orchestra
Walter Susskind - conducting
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart adagio k. 261 - 7:23
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart rondo k. 373 - 5:01
Ludwig van Beethoven romance in f op. 50 - 8:55
Henryk Wieniawski legende - 7:24
Ottokar Novácek perpetual motion - 2:38
Igor Stravinsky berceuse ( the firebird ) - 3:05
Camille Saint-Saëns introduction and rondo capriccioso - 8:44
Violinist Nathan Milstein is backed by The Concert Arts Orchestra conducted by Walter Susskind for this recording of Violin and Orchestra masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven, Wieniawski, Novacek, Stravinsky, and Saint-Saens
"Milstein Masterpieces" has, since its first release in 1960, been a favorite among connoisseurs of violin recordings and classical music aficionados generally
Rare, premium condition copies command in excess of $500 on the pre-owned market, and to this day remain highly desirable and collectible
The range of music presented on this collection — from the classical expression of Mozart to the salon civilities of Saint-Saens — confirms in permanent form what concert audiences heard and enjoyed for season after season
»The double-stopping of the big theme in the Wieniawski and the audible bouncing of the bow in the lightning-quick passages of the Saint-Saëns show Milstein at his best
The Stravinsky is presumably based on the composer’s own arrangement for violin and piano (made with Dushkin), the violin taking not only the melody originally given to the bassoon but all the other phrases that could conceivably be regarded as melody
Here the orchestral part appears to be more than a restoration of the 1919 scoring with fuller woodwind added, conceivably owing something to the original 1911 scoring
In any case no one is likely to worry overmuch about the ancestry of what here becomes a delightful occasional piece, warmly performed ... «
- The Gramophone magazine -
RECORDING 1960
ENGINEERING --
LABEL Capitol
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED 2018
AVERAGE RATING 5 Sterne von 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Classic / Orchestral
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock