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...Composer Dimitry Shostakovich. That was in Leningrad, last October. In Manhattan's Carnegie Hall last week the violinist gave the composition its U.S. premiere with the Philharmonic-Symphony, conducted by Dimitri Mitropoulos. It turned out to be one of Shostakovich's most powerful works and the finest violin concerto to reach New York since World...
Mitropoulos, who usually conducts from memory, opened the score, apparently in deference to Oistrakh's nerves. The violin entered almost at once, spinning out a long, yearning melody in a rhythm that was at once syncopated and plodding. Violinist Oistrakh applied his tight, concise tone to it. He revealed it, at its best, as a line of high eloquence, although sometimes it was merely a dry-throated recitation. Later, the movement rose to a shuddering gong-burst of sound, and both orchestra and soloist glided into a barely comprehensible maneuver that slid to a high, fine-drawn conclusion...
Dallapiccola: Tartiniana (Columbia). A charming view of Tartini's 18th century violin compositions as seen through Dallapiccola's 20th century eyes...
Bartok: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (Mercury). A compelling but rarely heard work by a modern master...
...Mozart and Beethoven are so well known as to make inevitable a comparison, with professional standards. The musicians in the Mozart were Edward Filmanowicz and Ronald Hathaway, violins; Frederick Shoup, viola; and Charles Forbes, 'cello. The performance understandably lacked the polish ideally desired; the minuet movement was rather ragged and the first violin had some intentional difficulties. But the Beethoven performance was better than many I have heard from alleged superiors. Robert Freeman handled the exacting piano part with total ease, and Forbes displayed a consistently smooth tone and sure technique...