March 13, 1845

March 13, 2017 10:37 AM

Discovering Music: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto - and a full performance by David Oistrakh with The Philadelphia Orchestra.
posted by Wolfdog (4 comments total)

Oh my god, I love this. I am not yet listening to the uninterrupted performance, but it's already fantastic.

I love to listen to music at work, and I didn't even think to look at the BBC website, so this opens the door to so much beautiful music!

Thank you :)
posted by Tarumba at 12:33 PM on March 13, 2017

God, I love that cadenza. Particularly the way it refuses to subside into the orchestra at the close, like a swimmer striving desperately atop mid-ocean waves.
posted by Iridic at 2:25 PM on March 13, 2017

I have that Oistrakh/Ormandy/Philadelphia recording on a Philips 10" record somewhere: I must dig it out later. As a casual classical listener who is sometimes hindered by an ignorance of the nuts & bolts of the music, explanations like the one in the first link can be a great help. Thanks, Wolfdog!
posted by misteraitch at 2:35 PM on March 13, 2017

Oh, I've LOVED this piece of music for years and years. Thank you so much for posting this.
posted by Salieri at 10:49 PM on March 14, 2017