ERC106 Bruch / Hindemith - Scottish Fantasia / Violin Concerto Played by David Oistrakh and The London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Jascha Horenstein / Paul Hindemith

David Oistrakh, one of the 20th century’s most revered violinists, delivers a masterful interpretation of two strikingly different yet equally compelling works in this 1962 The Decca Record Company release. Max Bruch (1838–1920), a German Romantic composer, violinist, teacher, and conductor, wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos. While his Violin Concerto No. 1 has become a staple of the repertoire, Scottish Fantasy—a work that freely incorporates Scottish folk melodies—was, in the opinion of George Bernard Shaw, superior to both of Bruch‘s actual violin concertos. Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), a composer, theorist, teacher, violist, and conductor, was a key figure in 20th-century music. Founder of the Amar...