CLASSICAL David Oistrakh ,Otto Klemperer Brahms: Violin Concerto (recorded in 1960), Beethoven: Triple Concerto (recorded in 1958) |Japan made SACD Hybrid

Factory-sealed, new Obi strip, everything included- The great violinist David Oistrakh plays the violin, and Otto Klemperer conducts the French National Orchestra: Brahms: Violin Concerto (recorded in 1960), Beethoven: Triple Concerto (recorded in 1958)

PART NUMBER: TDSA-108

SKU: 4997184103923

LABEL: TOWER RECORDS DEFINITION SERIES

RELEASE DATE: 6/14/2019

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*SACD Hybrid Disc
* *World's First SACD Release
* *Digipak Packaging
* *Uses the latest 2019 mastering (SACD layer and CD layer are mastered separately).* *Uses a master digitized at 96kHz/24bit from the original analog master tapes in the country of origin.
* *Uses the original jacket design.
* Commentary by Noboru Kawase (new commentary).

The world's first SACD release of two landmark 1960 stereo recordings: Brahms with Klemperer and Beethoven's Triple Concerto with Sargent! Excellent recording quality. The

1960 recording by Oistrakh and Klemperer, renowned as one of the finest recordings of Brahms' Violin Concerto, is finally available on SACD! This stereo recording was made by Oistrakh for the former EMI before his famous 1969 recording with Szell. The recording, which beautifully captures the tone of the violin, is also a magnificent historical masterpiece. Coupled with the 1958 recording of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with Sargent, this is also a magnificent and masterful performance. Enjoy it with new liner notes by a leading contemporary interpreter of Klemperer's work. For this reissue, a new 96kHz/24bit digital master was created from the original master in its country of origin, and the SACD and CD layers were mastered separately. A must-have for your permanent collection.

Oistrakh also left behind some of the greatest recordings in recording history on the old EMI label. His recordings of Brahms with Szell, and Beethoven's Triple Concerto with Karajan, Richter, and Rostropovich are particularly famous. He had already made two mono session recordings of Brahms' Violin Concerto on other labels, so this 1960 recording is his third. The 1969 recording with Szell, in particular, reigns supreme in Japan as a masterpiece due to its tension and unparalleled collaboration, and has been reissued many times, including on SACD. On the other hand, this collaboration with Klemperer has been overshadowed, and has been reissued infrequently since the CD era. However, even setting aside the fact that this 1960 recording features the French National Radio Orchestra, which Klemperer specifically invited as a guest performer, it is not only difficult to say which is better, but in some ways it surpasses the Szell recording, thanks to Oistrakh's lively violin playing, the more relaxed and open performance compared to the Szell recording, and the superb recording quality at the Salle Wagram. I am particularly surprised by the expansiveness, beautiful tone, and gentle bowing of Oistrakh's violin in this SACD release. In addition, the coupling includes the 1958 Sargent recording, which is certainly less well-known (generally speaking) than the Karajan recording. This recording is also superb in both performance and sound quality. As the soloists were close friends, they deliver a deeply moving and memorable performance.