PROKOFIEV Violin Concertos Nos.1-2, Five Pieces from Cinderella / David Oistrakh

Sergey PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)

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

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin – conductor (1-3)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera – conductor (4-6)
Vladimir Yampolsky – piano (7-11)

Label: Alto – ALC 1318
Barcode: 5055354413186
Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue, AAD/ADD
Country: UK
Released: April 2016
Genre: Classical
Style: Modern

Recorded:
1962, Melodiya (1-3)
1959, EMI (4-6)
1960, Omega/Vanguard (7-11)
Runtime: Time: 65:00

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