David Oistrakh – The Complete EMI Recordings (17 CD box set, FLAC)

Performer: Joseph Stidel, Svyatoslav Knushevitsky, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Fournier, Vladimir Sorokin
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Jean Sibelius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sergey Prokofiev, et al.
Audio CD
SPARS Code: A-D
Number of Discs: 17 CD box set
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: EMI Classics
Size: 4.51 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Disc: 01
01. Beethoven 1770-1827 Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – I. Allegro
02. Beethoven 1770-1827 Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – II. Largo
03. Beethoven 1770-1827 Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – III. Rondo alla polacca
04. Piano Trio No.7 in B flat Op.97 `Archduke’ – I. Allegro moderato
05. Piano Trio No.7 in B flat Op.97 `Archduke’ – II. Scherzo (Allegro) & Coda
06. Piano Trio No.7 in B flat Op.97 `Archduke’ – III. Andante cantabile
07. Piano Trio No.7 in B flat Op.97 `Archduke’ – IV. Allegro moderato – Presto

Disc: 02
01. Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – I. Allegro
02. Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – II. Largo
03. Beethoven Triple Concerto in C Op.56 – III. Rondo alla polacca
04. Brahms 1833-1897 Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 – I. Allegro
05. Brahms 1833-1897 Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 – II. Andante
06. Brahms 1833-1897 Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 – III. Vivace non troppo

Disc: 03
01. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Op.61 – I. Allegro, ma non troppo
02. Brahms 1833-1897 Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 – II. Larghetto
03. Brahms 1833-1897 Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 – III. Rondo: Allegro
04. Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Violin Concerto in D minor Op.47 – I. Allegro moderato
05. Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Violin Concerto in D minor Op.47 – II. Adagio di molto
06. Jean Sibelius 1865-1957 Violin Concerto in D minor Op.47 – III. Allegro, ma non tanto

Disc: 04
01. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Op.61 – I. Allegro, ma non troppo
02. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Op.61 – II. Larghetto
03. Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Op.61 – III. Rondo: Allegro
04. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto / II. Andante con variazioni
05. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – Theme: Andante
06. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – Variation 1
07. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – Variation 2
08. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – Variation 3
09. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – Variation 4
10. Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 `Kreutzer’ – III. Finale: Presto

Disc: 05
01. Mozart 1756-1791 Violin Sonata No.32 in B flat K454 – I. Largo – Allegro
02. Mozart 1756-1791 Violin Sonata No.32 in B flat K454 – II. Andante
03. Mozart 1756-1791 Violin Sonata No.32 in B flat K454 – III. Allegretto
04. Beethoven Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat Op.12 No.3 – I. Allegro con spirito
05. Beethoven Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat Op.12 No.3 – II. Adagio con molto espressione
06. Beethoven Violin Sonata No.3 in E flat Op.12 No.3 – III. Rondo: Allegro molto
07. Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 – I. Allegro
08. Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 – II. Adagio
09. Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 – III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
10. Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op.108 – IV. Presto agitato

Disc: 06
01. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1961/1987 – I. Allegro non troppo
02. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1961/1987 – II. Adagio
03. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1961/1987 – III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
04. Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 P 2006 – I. Allegro
05. Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 P 2006 – II. Andante
06. Double Concerto in A minor Op.102 P 2006 – III. Vivace non troppo

Disc: 07
01. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1972/1989 – I. Allegro
02. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1972/1989 – II. Adagio
03. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1972/1989 – III. Rondeau: Allegro – Andante – Allegretto
04. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1970/2003 – I. Allegro non troppo
05. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1970/2003 – II.
06. Brahms Violin Concerto in D Op.77 P 1970/2003 – III.

Disc: 08
01. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 in D Op.19 – I. Andantino
02. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 in D Op.19 – II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
03. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 in D Op.19 – III. Moderato
04. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Op.63 – I. Allegro moderato
05. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Op.63 P 1959 – II. Andante assai
06. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 Op.63 P 1959 – III. Allegro, ben moderato
07. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 in D Op.94 – I. Moderato
08. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 in D Op.94 – II. Presto
09. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 in D Op.94 – III. Andante
10. Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.2 in D Op.94 – IV. Allegro con brio

Disc: 09
01. Mozart Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat K207 – I.
02. Mozart Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat K207 – II. Adagio
03. Mozart Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat K207 – III. Presto
04. Mozart Violin Concerto No.2 in D K211 – I. Allegro moderato
05. Mozart Violin Concerto No.2 in D K211 – II. Andante
06. Mozart Violin Concerto No.2 in D K211 – III. Rondeau: Allegro
07. Sinfonia concertante in E flat K364 – I. Allegro maestoso
08. Sinfonia concertante in E flat K364 – II. Andante
09. Sinfonia concertante in E flat K364 – III. Presto

Disc: 10
01. Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D K218 – I. Allegro
02. Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D K218 – II. Andante cantabile
03. Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 in D K218 – III. Rondeau: Andante grazioso – Allegro, ma non troppo
04. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – I. Allegro aperto
05. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – II. Adagio
06. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – III. Rondeau: Tempo di menuetto – Allegro
07. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – Adagio in E K261
08. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – Rondo concertante in B flat K269
09. Mozart Violin Concerto No.5 in A `Turkish’ K219 – Rondo in C K373

Disc: 11
01. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1959/1990
02. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1959/1990 – II. Adagio
03. Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G K216 P 1959/1990
04. Concertone in C K190 P 1972/1989 – I. Allegro spiritoso
05. Concertone in C K190 P 1972/1989 – II. Andantino grazioso
06. Concertone in C K190 P 1972/1989 – III. Tempo di Menuetto: Vivace

Disc: 12
01. Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op.23 – I. Allegro non troppo
02. Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op.23 – II. Scherando: Allegro molto – Poco più lento – Tempo I
03. Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op.23 – III. Intermezzo: Allegretto non troppo
04. Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op.23 – IV. Andante
05. Édouard Lalo Symphonie espagnole Op.23 – V. Rondo: Allegro – Poco più lento – Tempo
06. Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – I. Vorspiel: Allegro moderato
07. Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – II. Adagio
08. Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.26 – III. Finale: Allegro energico

Disc: 13
01. Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.99 – I. Nocturne: Moderato
02. Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.99 – II. Scherzo: Allegro
03. Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.99 – III. Passacaglia: Andante – Cadenza
04. Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.99 – IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio
05. Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor – I. Allegro con fermezza
06. Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor – II. Andante sostenuto
07. Aram Khachaturian Violin Concerto in D minor – III. Allegro vivace

Disc: 14
01. Sergei Taneyev Suite de concert Op.28 P 2006 – I. Praeludium: Grave
02. Sergei Taneyev Suite de concert Op.28 P 2006 – II. Gavotte: Allegro moderato
03. Sergei Taneyev Suite de concert Op.28 P 2006 – III. Märchen: Andantino
04. Sergei Taneyev Suite de concert Op.28 P 2006 – IV. Tema con variazione
05. Sergei Taneyev Suite de concert Op.28 P 2006 – V. Tarantella: Presto
06. César Franck Violin Sonata in A – I. Allegretto ben moderato
07. César Franck Violin Sonata in A – II. Allegro
08. César Franck Violin Sonata in A – III. Recitativo – Fantasia
09. César Franck Violin Sonata in A – IV. Allegretto poco mosso

Disc: 15
01. Karol Szymanowski Violin Sonata in D minor Op.9 – I. Allegro moderato
02. Karol Szymanowski Violin Sonata in D minor Op.9 – II. Andantino tranquillo e dolce
03. Karol Szymanowski Violin Sonata in D minor Op.9 – III. Allegro molto quasi presto
04. Josef Suk 1874-1935 – Six Pieces Op.7 No.1 – Love Song
05. Zoltán Kodály 1882-1967Three Hungarian Folk Songs
06. Henryk Wieniawski 1835-1880Légende Op.17
07. Aleksander Zarzycki 1834-1895Mazurka in G Op.26
08. Claude Debussy 1862-1918 arr. Poulenc Suite bergamasque – Clair de lune
09. Manuel de Falla 1876-1946Suite populaire española – Jota
10. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893Scherzo-Valse Op.34
11. Eugène Ysaÿe 1858-1931Exstase Op.21

Disc: 16
01. Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D898 – I. Allegro moderato
02. Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D898 – II. Andante un poco mosso
03. Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D898 – III. Scherzo: Allegro & Trio
04. Franz Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B flat D898 – IV. Rondo: Allegro viviace – Presto
05. Karen Khachaturian 1920 Violin Sonata Op.1 – I. Allegro – Meno mosso
06. Karen Khachaturian 1920 Violin Sonata Op.1 – II. Andante
07. Karen Khachaturian 1920 Violin Sonata Op.1 – III. Presto – Andantino – Tempo I – Più mosso
08. Giuseppe Tartini arr. Kreisler Violin Sonata in G minor `The Devil’s Trill’ – I. Larghetto affetuoso
09. Giuseppe Tartini arr. Kreisler Violin Sonata in G minor `The Devil’s Trill – II. Allegro: Tempo giusto della scuole tartinista
10. Giuseppe Tartini arr. Kreisler Violin Sonata in G minor `The Devil’s Trill’ – III. Andante – Allegro
11. Giuseppe Tartini arr. Kreisler Violin Sonata in G minor `The Devil’s Trill’ – IV. Cadenza: Adagio

Disc: 17
01. Franz Schubert Octet in F D803 – I. Adagio – Allegro
02. Franz Schubert Octet in F D803 – II. Andante un poco mosso
03. Franz Schubert Octet in F D803 – III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace & Trio
04. Franz Schubert Octet in F D803 – IV.
05. Franz Schubert Octet in F D803 – V. Minuet: Allegretto & Trio – Coda

“Captivating”

For the money, you really can’t do much better – this is simply a steal. This man was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. The recordings here are crystal clear and beautiful-I listen to the cds in six channel stereo mode on a Yamaha receiver – what a joy! 17 discs full of absolutely stunning, captivating music – full orchastra, trios, sonatas… a smorgasborg for the classical music lover.

I have listened to the cds from start to finish – honestly there is not a bad one in the package. True, I do have favorites, but I never felt while listening at any time that I needed to stop listening. My point is that all the music is enjoyable…all the music is pleasant to the ears.

Once again, 17 cds of beautifully rendered music for such a reasonable price – buy this boxed set – you’ll thank me and the others who have made it a part of our collections – make it a part of your collection!