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David Oistrakh gives the kiss of life

David Oistrakh gives the kiss of life

From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:

Where has my week gone? Much of it was spent plundering a coffin of one of the most captivating violinists that ever lived. David Oistrakh, Odessa born (thus Ukrainian- rather than Russian-Jewish), set the tone for violin playing in the Soviet era. … Oistrakh, who died in 1974, lives on in this heavy box and the revelation is as gripping as ever…

Read on here.

And here.

En francais ici.

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