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Historical Gems: Shostakovich First Concertos for Violin and Cello

Review by: David Hurwitz

Shostakovich had the great good fortune to write for Russia’s finest soloists, who also happened to be the among world’s best. David Oistrakh remade the First Violin Concerto with the composer’s son on the podium (EMI), but he never bettered this singularly intense performance from 1956, captured in excellent mono sound. Mitropoulos had a particular gift for contemporary music, especially of the nervous and twitchy sort, and that describes the Shostakovich to a tee, at least in the quick movements. That said, the pungent spikiness of the scherzo and finale (first sound sample), yield to this noble but always propulsive account of the great third movement passacaglia, followed immediately by Oistrakh’s alternately probing and brilliant cadenza.

The same qualities of idiomatic musical ownership describe Rostropovich’s first official recording of the First Cello Concerto, which was supervised by the composer in Philadelphia right after the work’s U.S. premiere. One of the more striking aspects of this performance is the moderate tempo of the opening movement. It makes us realize just how dependent on the actual sound of the cello the music really is, and how much confidence Shostakovich placed in Rostropovich, who pours out the tone unstintingly and quite literally sustains the entire movement. The expressive power he brings the second subject (second sound sample) is unforgettable, but he follows it up with a gorgeous account of the slow movement and a cadenza and finale that remain points of reference for all future performances. Ormandy and the Philadelphia provide accompaniments that amazed the composer, as they should us as well.

The Cello Concerto dates from 1959, and features stereo sonics that have held up very well. It might seem strange to consider these performances “historical,” in the sense that they are not transfers from grotty old 78s or live air checks of dubious provenance, but they are more than half a century old, and if that’s not historical then what is? They are also reference recordings for both concertos, even with so many fine modern versions available (Mullova in the Violin Concerto, Schiff in the two cello concertos, both on Philips)

这是我不太喜欢，但出于形式和意义又不舍得扔掉的唱片之一
Roseknight_gao 发表于 2012-9-18 09:08

突破心理等于突破自我。
买唱片总有一天会遇到这个问题的。。。

我只有那个大协，是Ormandy包子里的，声音不错的！
bluesky 发表于 2012-9-18 09:06

这是我不太喜欢，但出于形式和意义又不舍得扔掉的唱片之一

我有的，录音不是很好
Roseknight_gao 发表于 2012-9-18 08:56

我只有那个大协，是Ormandy包子里的，声音不错的！

这张没听过，应该不错，就是不知道录音效果怎样？期待甲米版主有空的时候谈谈。
shinelb 发表于 2012-9-17 16:53

我有的，录音不是很好

这张没听过，应该不错，就是不知道录音效果怎样？期待甲米版主有空的时候谈谈。
shinelb 发表于 2012-9-17 16:53

这个MASTERWORIK HERITAGE系列转制的都不错，都是老录音了，不过没听过这张。

刚到了这张, 罗斯特罗波维奇和费城奥曼迪的老肖大协一；大卫和纽约爱乐的肖小协。
甲米 发表于 2012-9-17 16:39

这张没听过，应该不错，就是不知道录音效果怎样？期待甲米版主有空的时候谈谈。

刚到了这张, 罗斯特罗波维奇和费城奥曼迪的老肖大协一；大卫和纽约爱乐的肖小协。

肖斯塔科维奇的这张由丹尼尔·谢夫兰（Daniel Shafran）演绎的大提琴与钢琴奏鸣曲也不错。（注：图片引 ...
easylee 发表于 2012-9-14 22:43

对，谢弗兰应该引起重视。他在前苏联与罗斯特罗波维奇齐名。上面这个是奏鸣曲。

肖斯塔科维奇的这张由丹尼尔·谢夫兰（Daniel Shafran）演绎的大提琴与钢琴奏鸣曲也不错。

（注：图片引用自网络）

甲米  发表于 1 小时前

支持谈谈他的四重奏

回甲米版主：我要再听听，要听很长时间，我很久没听了。我那套LP是13首的，不全。

推荐一版老罗的老萧大协，就冲着封面也要来一张