Artist: Nathan Milstein
Album: Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky & Bruch: Violin Concertos (Remastered 2023)
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 01:20:50
Total Tracks: 9
Total Size: 739 MB

Tracklist:

01. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Remastered 2023) (11:38)
02. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: II. Andante (Remastered 2023) (07:51)
03. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (Remastered 2023) (06:24)
04. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Vorspiel. Allegro moderato (Remastered 2023) (08:08)
05. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (Remastered 2023) (08:49)
06. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico (Remastered 2023) (06:42)
07. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59: I. Allegro moderato (Remastered 2023) (17:19)
08. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59: II. Canzonetta. Andante (Remastered 2023) (05:59)
09. Nathan Milstein – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35, TH 59: III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo (Remastered 2023) (07:55)

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Nathan Milstein (1904-1992) is acknowledged as one of the giants of violin playing in the 20th century. His playing epitomized elegance, yet his interpretations could be passionately intense when called for. Milstein’s immaculate technique was achieved through the utmost ease, allowing him to concertize well into his 80s, longer than any other violinist before or since. This CD brings together the Mendelssohn, Bruch No.1 and Tchaikovsky concertos, three of most popular 19th-century violin concertos ever written. Milstein’s first recordings of these three concertos were brought out on 78-rpm discs, but the ones on this CD are his second recordings originally issued on mono LPs recorded in 1953. Because they were supplanted only a few years later by his stereo re-makes, they are the least well-known versions of Milstein’s interpretations. Nevertheless, they capture the violinist at the peak of his violinistic prowess.