01. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro (Recorded 1958)
02. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo (Recorded 1958)
03. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo alla Polacca (Recorded 1958)
04. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato
05. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": II. Scherzo. Allegro
06. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": III. Andante cantabile
07. Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": IV. Allegro moderato
08. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro (Recorded 1969)
09. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo (Recorded 1969)
10. Beethoven: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo alla Polacca (Recorded 1969)
11. Brahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro (Recorded 1969)
12. Brahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102: II. Andante (Recorded 1969)
13. Brahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo (Recorded 1969)
14. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
15. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
16. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
17. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
18. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: II. Adagio di molto
19. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: III. Allegro
20. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza by Kreisler) [Recorded 1958]
21. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Recorded 1958)
22. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kreisler) [Recorded 1958]
23. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
24. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. (a) Andante con Variazioni. Andante
25. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. (b) Variation I
26. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. (c) Variation II
27. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. (d) Variation III
28. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. (e) Variation IV
29. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
30. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: I. Largo - Allegro
31. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: II. Andante
32. Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454: III. Allegretto
33. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
34. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt' espressione
35. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
36. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
37. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
38. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
39. Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
40. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (Recorded 1960)
41. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio (Recorded 1960)
42. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Recorded 1960)
43. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro
44. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: II. Andante
45. Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
46. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: I. Allegro (Recorded 1971)
47. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio (Recorded 1971)
48. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro (Recorded 1971)
49. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by J. Joachim)
50. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
51. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
52. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: I. Andantino
53. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
54. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: III. Moderato - Allegro moderato
55. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato
56. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai
57. Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: III. Allegro ben marcato
58. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: I. Moderato
59. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: II. Presto - Poco più mosso del - Tempo primo
60. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: III. Andante
61. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: IV. Allegro con brio - Poco meno mosso
62. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: I. Allegro moderato
63. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: II. Adagio
64. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: III. Presto
65. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211: I. Allegro moderato
66. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211: II. Andante
67. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211: III. Rondeau. Allegro
68. Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364: I. Allegro maestoso
69. Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364: II. Andante
70. Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto
71. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: I. Allegro (Cadenza by F. David)
72. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: II. Andante cantabile (Cadenza by F. David)
73. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218: III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso (Cadenza by F. David)
74. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro aperto (Cadenza by Joachim)
75. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio (Cadenza by Joachim)
76. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto (Cadenza by Joachim)
77. Mozart: Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K. 261
78. Mozart: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, K. 269
79. Mozart: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K. 373
80. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: I. Allegro (Recorded 1958)
81. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio (Recorded 1958)
82. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro - Andante - Allegretto (Recorded 1958)
83. Mozart: Concertone for Two Violins in C Major, K. 190: I. Allegro spiritoso
84. Mozart: Concertone for Two Violins in C Major, K. 190: II. Andantino grazioso
85. Mozart: Concertone for Two Violins in C Major, K. 190: III. Tempo di menuetto. Vivace
86. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: I. Allegro non troppo
87. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: II. Scherzando
88. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: III. Intermezzo
89. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: IV. Andante
90. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: V. Rondo
91. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato
92. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
93. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
94. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99: I. Nocturne. Moderato
95. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99: II. Scherzo. Allegro
96. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99: III. Passacaglia. Andante - Cadenza
97. Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99: IV. Burlesque. Allegro con brio
98. Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46: I. Allegro con fermezza (Cadenza by Oistrakh)
99. Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46: II. Andante sostenuto
100. Khachaturian: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46: III. Allegro vivace
101. Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28: I. Prelude. Grave
102. Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28: II. Gavotte. Allegro moderato
103. Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28: III. Fairy Tale. Andantino
104. Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28: IV. Tema con variazioni
105. Taneyev: Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28: V. Tarantella. Presto
106. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: I. Allegretto ben moderato
107. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: II. Allegro
108. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: III. Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato
109. Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
110. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9: I. Allegro moderato
111. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9: II. Andantino tranquillo e dolce - Scherzando
112. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9: III. Finale. Allegro molto, quasi presto
113. Suk / Arr. Kocián for Violin and Piano: 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 7: No. 1, Liebeslied
114. Kodály / Arr. Feigin for Violin and Piano: Kállai kettős
115. Wieniawski: Légende, Op. 17 (Version for Violin and Piano)
116. Zarzycki: Mazurka No. 1 in G Major, Op. 26 (Version for Violin and Piano)
117. Debussy / Arr. Roelens: Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
118. Falla & Kochanski: Suite Popular Española: IV. Jota
119. Tchaikovsky / Arr. Bezekirsky for Violin and Piano: Waltz-Scherzo in C Major, Op. 34
120. Ysaÿe: Extase, Op. 21 "Poem No. 4" (Version for Violin and Piano)
121. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro moderato
122. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante un poco mosso
123. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
124. Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro vivace
125. Khachaturian: Violin Sonata, Op. 1: I. Allegro - Meno mosso
126. Khachaturian: Violin Sonata, Op. 1: II. Andante
127. Khachaturian: Violin Sonata, Op. 1: III. Presto - Andantino - Tempo I - Più mosso
128. Tartini / Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano: Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil"s Trill": I. Larghetto affetuoso
129. Tartini / Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano: Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil"s Trill": II. Allegro. Tempo giusto della scuole tar
130. Tartini / Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano: Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil"s Trill": III. Andante - Allegro
131. Tartini / Arr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano: Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil"s Trill": IV. Cadenza - Adagio
132. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: I. Adagio - Allegro
133. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: II. Andante un poco mosso
134. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace & Trio
135. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: IV. Andante - Variations 1-7
136. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: V. Minuet. Allegretto & Trio - Coda
137. Schubert: Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803: VI. Andante molto - Allegro - Andante moto - Allegro molto
EMI Classics are proud to be able to present this 17-CD set of some of the finest recordings by David Oistrakh, one of the truly great violin virtuosi of the past 100 years. Like Nathan Milstein, five years before him, Oistrakh was born in Odessa in the Ukraine, on 30 September 1908, and grew up and was educated in what was soon to become the Soviet Union. In spite of this he was a frequest visitor to the West and, in his early years, took part in many of Europe's best-known instrumental competitions, winning first prize in many cases.
During World War II Oistrakh gave many concerts in his homeland: at the front, in factories and hospitals and in besieged Leningrad. Being an eager advocate of new music brought him into contact with most Soviet composers of the time and he befriended many of them. Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Miaskovsky, Khachaturian, Rakov and Vainberg all dedicated works to him, many of which were specially written for him.
Aside from his activities on the concert platform Oistrakh also taught many young and up-coming violinists amongst whom were Oleg Kagan, Gidon Kremer, Cyrus Forough and his own son, Igor Oistrakh.
After an immensely successful international career Oistrakh suffered a fatal heart attack whilst working with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 1974. His remains were returned to Moscow where he was interred in Moscow's famous Novodevichy Cemetery where, in 2007, Rostropovich was also buried. The asteroid '42516 Oistrakh' is named in honour of him and his son Igor.
Oistrakh was a prolific recording artist and left behind him a large legacy of incomparable recorded performances. Naturally, the majority of these recordings were made for Melodiya, the Soviet State recording company, but EMI Classics are privileged to have worked with Oistrakh in the studio more than any other record company in the West and these recordings are not only technically superior but are of immeasurable musical worth.
This unique set brings together for the first time all of Oistrakh's EMI recordings on 17 CDs. The collection includes most of the great works of the violin repertoire, both solo and concerto, and there are some fine examples of Oistrakh as a player of chamber music.
