Nathan Milstein: Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recording

Nathan Milstein is widely considered one of the finest violinists of the 20th century and was known for his interpretations of Bach's solo violin works and for works from the Romantic period. He was also known for the longevity of his career – his artistry remained at a remarkably high standard up to retirement, and Milstein’s Deutsche Grammophon recordings, made at the end of his career, perfectly capture an artist who remained at his peak well into his 80s. Milstein arranged many works for violin and wrote his own cadenzas for many concertos, such as the Brahms heard here. He excelled in the Italian Baroque composers, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Honours were even in Lalo, Brahms and Tchaikovsky and particularly in Glazunov. In his youth, Bach was not high on the list of composers studied in Russia, yet Milstein became one of the most acclaimed exponents of his works as can be heard in these recordings. A recital disc for DG includes the violinist’s own Paganinana, one of his best-known compositions, a set of variations on various themes from the works of Niccolò Paganini.

1-1 1. Allegro moderato
1-2 2. Canzonetta (Andante)
1-3 3. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
1-4 1. Allegro molto appassionato
1-5 2. Andante
1-6 3. Allegro non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
2-1 1. Allegro non troppo - Cadenza: Nathan Milstein
2-2 2. Adagio
2-3 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto
3-1 1. Adagio
3-2 2. Fuga (Allegro)
3-3 3. Siciliana
3-4 4. Presto
3-5 1. Allemanda
3-6 2. Double
3-7 3. Corrente
3-8 4. Double (Presto)
3-9 5. Sarabande
3-10 6. Double
3-11 7. Tempo di Borea
3-12 8. Double
3-13 1. Grave
3-14 2. Fuga
3-15 3. Andante
3-16 4. Allegro
4-1 1. Allemande
4-2 2. Corrente
4-3 3. Sarabande
4-4 4. Giga
4-5 5. Ciaccona
4-6 1. Adagio
4-7 2. Fuga
4-8 3. Largo
4-9 4. Allegro assai
4-10 1. Preludio
4-11 2. Loure
4-12 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
4-13 4a. Minuet I
4-14 4b. Minuet II
4-15 5. Bourrée
4-16 6. Gigue
5-1 I. Andante
5-2 II. Allegro
5-3 III. Allegro
5-4 I. Andante
5-5 II. Allegro
5-6 Paganiniana (Variations) for Violin solo
5-7 No. 3 in D flat major (Lento, placido)
5-8 Chanson russe - Arr.Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin from "Mavra"
5-9 Il Pleut Dans La Ville
5-10 Hopak (Arr. For Violin and Piano)

Composer: Igor Stravinsky, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Sebastian Bach, Zoltan Kodaly, Nathan Milstein, Modest Mussorgsky, Francesco Geminiani, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conductor: Claudio Abbado, Eugen Jochum

Number of Discs: 5

Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker

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