"Szymanowski is among the most exciting of twentieth century composers... a highly individual style which owes nothing to anyone... Try the first few bars of this recording; I should be surprised if you wanted to (stop) before the end... his early sonata, has many signs of that strange genius... It's melodies, like it's structural features, allow a highly personal rather than nationalistic flavour, in this very well recorded performance"... "Oistrakh's superbly poised and eloquent performance of the Hindemith Concerto... when a great artist does take up a modern work, what a difference it makes!... this is a really outstanding violin concerto - one of the finest of our time; and exquisitely beautiful at times." (Gramophone)
1 Szymanowski; Violin Concerto No.1 in a Minor, Op.35: I. Vivace Assai
2 Violin Concerto No.1 in a Minor, Op.35: II. Vivace Scherzando
3 Violin Concerto No.1 in a Minor, Op.35: III. Cadenza - Allegro Moderato
4 Szymanowski; Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9: I. Allegro Moderato. Patetico
5 Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9: II. Andantino Tranquillo E Dolce
6 Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.9: III. Finale: Allegro Molto, Quasi Presto
7 Hindemith; Violin Concerto (1939): I. Mäßig Bewegte Halbe
8 Violin Concerto (1939): II. Langsam
9 Violin Concerto (1939): III. Lebhaft
"Szymanowski is among the most exciting of twentieth century composers... a highly individual style which owes nothing to anyone... Try the first few bars of this recording; I should be surprised if you wanted to (stop) before the end... his early sonata, has many signs of that strange genius... It's melodies, like it's structural features, allow a highly personal rather than nationalistic flavour, in this very well recorded performance"... "Oistrakh's superbly poised and eloquent performance of the Hindemith Concerto... when a great artist does take up a modern work, what a difference it makes!... this is a really outstanding violin concerto - one of the finest of our time; and exquisitely beautiful at times." (Gramophone)
