Prokofiev

A disappointing set, with some poor coordination between Oistrakh and the orchestra in Concerto No. 1. Sonata No. 2 is the best performance, but in very dry sound. Daniel Jaffé

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Daniel Jaffé

Published: September 18, 2015 at 10:02 am

COMPOSERS: Prokofiev
LABELS: Warner
ALBUM TITLE: Prokofiev
WORKS: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2; Violin Sonata No. 2
PERFORMER: David Oistrakh (violin), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano); LSO/Lovro von MataΩic´; Philharmonia/Alceo Galliera
CATALOGUE NO: 2435668912 (1971)

A disappointing set, with some poor coordination between Oistrakh and the orchestra in Concerto No. 1. Sonata No. 2 is the best performance, but in very dry sound. Daniel Jaffé

Daniel Jaffé

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Daniel Jaffé has been associated with BBC Music Magazine since 2004 when he was the reviews editor, working in that post until he went freelance in 2011. Previously he was on the editorial teams of Classic CD and Gramophone. A specialist in both Russian and 20th-century British music, he has also written articles and programme notes for various orchestras and festivals both in the UK and abroad, published two books – Sergey Prokofiev (Phaidon), and a Historical Dictionary of Russian Music (Scarecrow Press) – and contributed extensively to the Cambridge Stravinsky Encyclopedia (CUP).
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