NATHAN MILSTEIN – Milestones of a Legend (10 CDs) DOCUMENT

The list of world-famous interpreters who found their way to the West from Russia, either personally or as the offspring of an emigrated family, is long. Very high up on it is the name Nathan Milstein (1904 Odessa – 1992 London). Milstein’s international career began in 1929, when he completed a US tour with Gregor Piatigorsky and Vladimir Horowitz and moved there permanently. But he had not been unknown even in the Soviet Union. As a four-year-old, he received his first lessons from Pyotr Stoljarsky, who also taught David Oistrakh, and made his debut at the age of ten: the Glasunov Concerto conducted by the composer. He studied under Leopold Auer in 1915 at the famous St. Petersburg Conservatory together with Heifetz and Elman, and completed a successful concert tour through the Soviet Union – with Horowitz on piano – in 1923. In the mid-1920s, celebrated performances in Berlin and Paris encouraged him to travel to the USA. Ever since then, his career has been documented in often award-winning audio recordings, which are also the focus of this box-set. The instrument heard here most often is a Stradivarius from 1716, which Milstein named after his wife and daughter: Marie-Therèse.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64 I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
II. Andante
III. Allegretto Non Troppo Allegro Molto Vivace
Francesco Geminiani – Sonata In A Major / A-Dur, Op. 4, 10 I. Andante
II. Allegro
III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi – Sonata In A Major / A-Dur, Op. 2, 2 I. Preludio E Capriccio
II. Corrente
III. Adagio
IV. Giga
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Adagio For Violin And Orchestra In E Major, K. 261
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Rondo In C Major, K. 373
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 I. Allegro Moderato
II. Canzonetta: Andante
III. Finale: Allegro Vivacissimo
Antonín Dvo?ak – Violin Concerto In A Minor , Op. 53 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Giocoso
Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77 I. Allegro Non Troppo
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Vivace Non Troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
II. Larghetto
II. Rondo: Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach – Parita In E Major / E-Dur, BWV 1006 Preludio
Johann Sebastian Bach – Sonata In B Minor / H-Moll, BWV 1002 Tempo Di Borea
Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 5 In F Major, Op. 24 (Spring) I. Allegro
II. Adagio Molto Espressivo
III. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
IV. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 108 I. Allegro
II. Andante Tranquillo
III. Un Poco Presto E Con Sentimento
IV. Presto Agitato
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1001 Präludium
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1001 Fuge
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1001 Siciliano
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In G Minor, BWV 1001 Presto
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita In D Minor, BWV 1004 Allemande
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita In D Minor, BWV 1004 Courante
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita In D Minor, BWV 1004 Sarabande
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita In D Minor, BWV 1004 Gigue
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita In D Minor, BWV 1004 Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In C Major, BWV 1005 Präludium
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In C Major, BWV 1005 Fuge
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In C Major, BWV 1005 Largo
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata In C Major, BWV 1005 Allegro Assai
Edouard Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21 I. Allegro Non Troppo
II. Scherzando
III. Andante
Edouard Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21 IV. Rondo: Allegro
Giuseppe Tartini – Violin Sonata In G Minor (DevillS Trill) I. Larghetto
II. Allegro Energico
III. Grave. Allegro Assai. Cadenza. Adagio
Arcangelo Corelli – La Follia (Arr.: H. Léonard)
Niccolo Paganini – Capriccios For Violin Solo , Op. 1 No. 11 In C Major Andante. Presto: Tempo I
Niccolo Paganini – Capriccios For Violin Solo , Op. 1 No. 5 In A Minor: Agitato
Fritz Kreisler – Prelude And Allegro In Style Of Paganini
Karl Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 28 I. Allegro Moderato
II. Andante
III. Moderato. Allegretto
Karl Goldmark – Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Op. 28 I. Allegro Moderato
II. Andante
III. Moderato. Allegretto
Alexander Glasunov – Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 82 I. Moderato
II. Andante Sostenuto. Tempo I
III. Allegro
Alexander Glasunov – Méditation In D Major Op. 32
Camille Saint-Saëns – Intreduction Et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Henryk Wieniawski – Mazurka In D Major Op. 19, 2
Pablo de Sarasate – Intrduction Et Tarantelle, Op. 43
Tomaso Antonio Vitali – Chaconne In G Minor: Molto Moderato
Max Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 26 I. Prelude: Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Finale: Allegro Energico
Johannes Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 100 I. Allegro Amabile
II. Andante Tranquillo
III. Allegro Grazioso