David Oistrakh - Artist of the People? DVD 1994 Great Artists of the 20th Century / Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon / Includes rare archive material / Contributions from Menuhin, Kremer, Rozhdestvensky / NVC Arts

UPC 0639842303026

REGION 2-6 PAL DVD

MADE IN EU

AUDIO: Russian & English 2.0

SUBTITLES: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian

TOTAL RUNTIME: 75 minutes

CONDITION OF THIS DVD IS USED - LIKE NEW !!!

English Description:

A portrait of violinist David Oïstrakh, from his birth in Odessa in 1908 until his in 1974, and his career under Stalin's left wing terrorist regime. Featuring interviews with his peers Menuhin, Rostropovich and Rojdesvensky, this biography asks the question: was Oïstrakh really 'an artist of the people' as the communists called him?

David Fyodorovich Oistrakh, orig. German: Eustrach (30 September [O.S. 17 September] 1908 – 24 October 1974) was a Soviet classical violinist, violist and conductor.

Oistrakh collaborated with major orchestras and musicians from many parts of the world and was the dedicatee of numerous violin works, including both of Dmitri Shostakovich's violin concerti and the violin concerto by Aram Khachaturian. He is considered one of the preeminent violinists of the 20th century.

Oistrakh made recordings for the state classical music label, Melodiya. These recordings were marketing in the west under EMI Records and in the U.S. under Angel Records. Additionally, he made a few guest recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Eugene Ormandy. These were issued by Columbia Records. In the 21st century many of the Melodiya recordings have been issued by Warner Classics, as its parent company acquired EMI's classical catalog.

David Oïstrakh, the man violin, under Stalinist terror.

"How ever hard I try, I can't recall ever having been without a violin during my childhood. I was three and a half when my father brought home a toy violin for me. As I played it I imagined I was a street violinist, a poor man's occupation that was widespread in Odessa at the time. But I could not imagine any greater happiness." The little prince adulated by his mother ("Do you know why he is so intelligent? Because, as a child, he bathed in my milk!") becomes for all of his fellow musicians "King David," a title he did not usurp.

DVD Tracklist / Song list:

1. Double Concerto (2:19)
2. Double Concerto (0:19)
3. Sonate No1 (0:29)
4. Sonate A Kreutzer (2:03)
5. Double Concerto (2:15)
6. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (1:29)
7. Nocturne (2:15)
8. Concerto No.1 (0:39)
9. Concerto No.2 (5:21)
10. La Plus Que Lente (1:53)
11. Liebesleid (1:33)
12. Variation On A Theme (From Corelli From G. Tartini) (0:37)
13. La Symphonie Espagnole (2:45)
14. Concerto (0:18)
15. Guitare Arrange Par Pablo De Sarasate (0:54)
16. Symphonie Concertante (0:28)
17. Repetition Concerto No.4 (2:57)
18. Concerto No.4 (1:08)
19. Campanella (1:00)
20. 17eme Caprice (0:43)
21. Prelude (1:05)
22. Vocalise (0:36)
23. Sonate (1:50)
24. Widmung (1:48)
25. Concerto (1:48)
26. Concerto (1:38)
27. Chant Sans Paroles (0:45)
28. Canzonetta Du Concerto (1:17)
29. Concerto (1:21)
30. Concerto (0:52)
31. Concerto (2:29)