Prokofiev: Violin Concertos 1-2, Violin Sonata No.2

David Oistrakh

19 April 2015

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London Symphony Orchestra, Alceo Galliera, Philharmonia Orchestra

One of the 20th century’s greatest violinists, David Oistrakh numbered Sergei Prokofiev among his close friends and persuaded him to recreate a work for flute as the Violin Sonata No 2. It features here beside Prokofiev’s two contrasting violin concertos – the audacious No 1, completed in 1917, and

One of the 20th century’s greatest violinists, David Oistrakh numbered Sergei Prokofiev among his close friends and persuaded him to recreate a work for flute as the Violin Sonata No 2. It features here beside Prokofiev’s two contrasting violin concertos – the audacious No 1, completed in 1917, and the more restrained No 2, composed in 1935, shortly before the composer returned to live in Russia.

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