Nathan Milstein: Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recording

Featuring

Claudio Abbado
Nathan Milstein
Eugen Jochum
Georges Pludermacher
Wiener Philharmoniker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Johannes Brahms
Johann Sebastian Bach
Francesco Geminiani
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Igor Stravinsky
Zoltán Kodály
Modest Mussorgsky

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Performer Biography

After a summer spent with Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian virtuoso violinist, Ysaÿe told Milstein, 'Go, there is nothing I can teach you.'

Performer Biography

Nathan Milstein became an American citizen in 1942 and continued to perform to a high standard into his early 80s, with his last filmed recital in Stockholm in 1986.

Recording & Production

The three concertos on this album (Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Brahms) were all recorded by Milstein for the fourth time.

Performer Biography

Milstein owned two famous Stradivari violins: the 1710 'Dancla' and the 1716 'Maria Teresa', named after his daughter and wife.

Performer Biography

Milstein met pianist Vladimir Horowitz in Kiev in 1921, and they formed a duo, emigrating to tour Europe at the end of 1925.

Recording & Production

Milstein's Deutsche Grammophon recordings, though made at the end of his career, captured his artistry in a 'miraculous state of preservation'.

Performer Biography

Nathan Milstein, one of the great violinists of the 20th century, began his training under Pyotr Stolyarsky and later studied with Leopold Auer, both renowned teachers.