Word: oistrakh
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...Casals founded in 1919, had made the long journey as a tribute to their countryman, who will celebrate his 90th birthday on December 29. In honor of the anniversary, this year's festival has one of the most stellar lineups in its history. Violinists Alexander Schneider and David Oistrakh returned after several years' absence; Pianists Rudolf Serkin, Wilhelm Kempff and Julius Katchen took leave from crowded schedules to perform. It was a sentimental journey tinged with apprehension. "When a musician is almost 90," explained Katchen, "one may legitimately worry about how he is going to play...
...years, these performances by Violinist Zino Francescatti and Pianist Robert Casadesus are now complete. The earlier sonatas are especially fine, for the French artists are marvelously attuned to the lyricism, elfin wit, and inventive refinements of the young Beethoven. Other violinists may play the works more romantically (David Oistrakh on Philips) or more brilliantly (Jascha Heifetz on RCA Victor), but their pianists do not always live up to them, and the understanding partnership of the two virtuosos in the new series is rewarding...
Young Pianos. A perfectionist with a penchant for turtleneck pullovers and gold-tipped Turkish cigarettes, Michelangeli has made only a few recordings because he has "never quite been satisfied with the quality of the sound." On tour he travels with his own Steinway ("Can you imagine Oistrakh playing with Stern's violin?") and personal piano tuner, 71-year-old Cesare Augustus Tallone. With a surgeon's knowledge of the piano's inner workings, Michelangeli treats his Steinway like a high-strung child, recently relinquished it to be overhauled, explaining: "It's still too young and hasn...
...provides the most exciting of the French festivals. Held in the torchlighted, tapestry-draped courtyard of the archbishop's palace, the event will feature, in addition to its annual Mozart cycle (Cosi fan Tutte, Die Zauberflote), concerts by Sopranos Regine Crespin and Teresa Stich-Ran dall, Violinist Igor Oistrakh and the Smith-Princeton Chamber Chorus...
...instrument. At least that is the popular conception in Israel, where, next to having a college professor in the family, the proudest parents are those who can boast about "my son the violin player." Indeed, the front rank of the world's best violinists is predominantly Jewish-David Oistrakh, Nathan Milstein, Leonid Kogan, Yehudi Menuhin, Jascha Heifetz, Isaac Stern...