Years ago, I got an off-brand LP of Oistrakh playing violin concertos with the composers conducting. Prokofiev's first (my favorite of the two) was a swell, off-beat performance, different from the usual. There are some emphatic single notes that the violin plays in a slashing manner, almost like something from Psycho.
Well, you probably see this coming. I mentioned the recording, with some pride and affection, on rec.music.classical, and was disabused of the notion that it was Prokofiev conducting. Naturally, I've forgotten who they said it really was. I'm still thinking it was Oistrakh on the violin, but won't swear to it.
I'm a bit bugged by some of these cheap CDs with non-existent performers. Either they're not given credit (who -doesn't- care who's playing?) or credit is given to something like "The Northstar Chamber Orchestra" (Northstar being the recording label). No doubt these are Eastern European groups, purchased at fire-sale prices, but unless anonymity was a condition of sale, I don't see why they shouldn't give credit.
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Date: 2007-02-27 05:37 pm (UTC)Well, you probably see this coming. I mentioned the recording, with some pride and affection, on rec.music.classical, and was disabused of the notion that it was Prokofiev conducting. Naturally, I've forgotten who they said it really was. I'm still thinking it was Oistrakh on the violin, but won't swear to it.
I'm a bit bugged by some of these cheap CDs with non-existent performers. Either they're not given credit (who -doesn't- care who's playing?) or credit is given to something like "The Northstar Chamber Orchestra" (Northstar being the recording label). No doubt these are Eastern European groups, purchased at fire-sale prices, but unless anonymity was a condition of sale, I don't see why they shouldn't give credit.