BACH & VIVALDI: DOUBLE VIOLIN CONCERTI - DAVID & IGOR OISTRAKH, ISAAC STERN

Bach & Vivaldi Double Violin Concertos

David Oistrakh
Igor Oistrakh
Isaac Stern

“Oistrakh’s justly renowned performances … the playing is peerless. In the Bach Double Concerto, father and son are suitably contrasted in timbre and the performance of the great slow movement is Elysian.” (Penguin Guide 3 stars)

“The soloists play on the string almost throughout, with much less staccato than most listeners will be used to … and there is some delightful and assured playing all through. (Vivaldi): … the harpsichord comes to life with a vengeance, being especially enterprising in the finale. The playing of the two soloists is, needless to say, the height of efficiency.” (Gramophone)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV1043*
1. I. Vivace – 4:11 2. II. Largo ma non tanto – 7:26 3. III. Allegro – 5:15

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for Two Violins in G minor P366 (RV517)**
4. I. Allegro – 3:32 5. II. Andante – 2:05 6. III. Allegro – 3:35

Concerto for Two Violins in D major P189 (RV512)**
7. I. Allegro molto – 3:10 8. II. Largo – 2:37 9. III. Allegro – 3:10

Concerto for Two Violins in C minor P436 (RV509)**
10. I. Allegro ma poco e cantabile – 4:08
11. II. Andante molto – 2:52 12. III. Allegro – 2:51

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor P281 (RV514)**
13. I. Allegro non molto– 4:05 14. II. Adagio – 3:29 15. III. Allegro molto – 3:12

Concerto Grosso in A minor Op.3 No.8 ‘The Echo’ P2 (RV522)*
From L’estro armonico (Con violino principale con altro per eco in lontano)
16. I. Allegro – 3:53 17. II. Larghetto e spiritoso – 4:22 18. III. Allegro – 3:57