Brahms: Violin Concerto; Violin Sonata No. 3
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Composer: Johannes BrahmsConductor: George Szell
Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
Performer: Vladimir Yampolsky
Performer: David Oistrakh
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-04-08
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- I: Allegro Non Troppo
- II: Adagio
- III: Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace
- I: Allegro
- II: Adagio
- III: Un Poco Presto E Con Sentimento
- IV: Presto Agitato
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Free Music Review: EMI has two Oistrakh recordings -- which to choose?
Hit: 5 Stars
For decades I've cherished Oistrakh's 1960 Brahms concerto on EMI, not least for Klemperer's noble accompaniment. I was a bit shocked to see the company pick this later (1969) version, which, to be honest, I'd never heard of, as their "great recording." But a review challenged anyone who thought the Klemperer was greater to hear the Szell, and here I am.
By 1969 Szell was in declining health, and the razor-sharp discipline of the Cleveland Orch. was giving way to a softer, rhythmically more relaxed approach. Experienced listeners will be surprised to find that Szell adopts Klemperer's tempos within a few seconds in each movement. EMI's sound isn't exemplary in either recording, with digital glare in Oistrakh's upper register and some ear fatigue from over-brightness. In all fairness, I am far more a Klemperer fan than a Szell fan, but I lsitened with as much objectivity as I could.
Is it disappointing to say that the cntest is a draw? Like many great musicians, Oistrakh remained faithful to an interpretation once he was settled on it, and in this case the chief difference is that he is more tender and rapt in the slow movement for Klemperer (indeed, it's the greatest rendition I've ever heard), more robust and forceful in the finale for Szell. Attacks are often more slashing in the Szell. The later recording places both soloist and orchestra closer to the mic, which adds to the visceral impact.
Perhaps it may come down to the fillers. On the Klemperer we get a lovingly romantic, but not plodding Mozart Sinfonia concertante with Oistrakh on viola and his son Igor on violin. Here we have Brahms's greatest violin sonata, the third, in a 1955 mono recording that puts Oistrakh in front but buries his pianist, Vladimir Yampolsky, seemingly in another room. Despite this absurd separation, both musicians give a fine account of the work, as good as it gets, in fact.
In all, devotees of either the Szell or Klemperer recording will hear something fine. My allegaince to the Klemperer remains steady becasue of that mesmerizing Adagio.
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