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Lucerne Festival Historic Performances: Isaac Stern

8/9/2013, 6 Tracks, 1:09:41

Featuring

  • Lorin Maazel
  • Isaac Stern
  • Ernest Ansermet
  • Schweizerisches Festspielorchester
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Béla Bartók

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Performer Biography

Isaac Stern made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1943 and first traveled to Europe in 1948, performing at the Lucerne Festival.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Isaac Stern considered Russian-born Naoum Blinder, who taught him until 1937, to be his most important teacher.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recording of Bartók's Violin Concerto No. 2 shows tuning problems within the Swiss Festival Orchestra and the harp entering one bar early, indicating the score's unfamiliarity at the time.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Isaac Stern never performed in Germany due to his knowledge of the Nazi terror regime, but he did give a master class there two years before his death.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Isaac Stern, the violinist on this album, was born in Kremenets, Ukraine, and emigrated to the USA shortly after.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features live recordings from the Lucerne Festival, which are being issued for the first time.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Isaac Stern was the driving force behind the rescue of New York's Carnegie Hall in 1960, which was then threatened with demolition.

Source: Booklet

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