PROKOFIEV: VIOLIN CONCERTOS NO 1 & 2; FIVE PIECES FROM CINDERELLA - RICHTER, YAMPOLSKY

Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Five Pieces from Cinderella
(with Vladimir
Yampolsky Tr.7-11)

Kyrill Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic

“a modern classic now available in a splendidly vivid stereo performance: Prokofiev’s G minor Violin Concerto, with David Oistrakh as soloist and the PhiIharmonia at its best.” “The start of the Violin Concerto No.1 is ravishingly beautiful … if you are merely interested in violin playing, then this is a lesson in itself … Oistrakh’s performance is in itself really wonderful” (Gramophone)

“Oistrakh’s (2nd) has never been surpassed … a beautifully balanced reading which lays stress on the lyricism; the orchestral support could hardly be improved upon.” (Penguin Guide)

Violin Concerto No.1 in D major Op.19 (1915-17)
[1] Andantino 9:16
[2] Scherzo: Vivacissimo 3:47
[3] Moderato – Andante 7:33

Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 (1935)
[4] Allegro moderato 10:47
[5] Andante assai 10:15
[6] Allegro, ben marcato 6:11

Five Pieces from Cinderella (1940-44)
[7] Grand Waltz 5:07
[8] Winter Fairy 4:25
[9] Gavotte 2:50
[10] Passepied 1:58
[11] Mazurka 2:25