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Originally Posted by ando here
^^^ nice.
J.S. Bach: Concerto For 2 Violins, Strings, And Continuo In D Minor, BWV 1043
Gidon Kremer
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
This piece is played often but Kremer, somehow playing both violin parts, really brings it to life (especially with the brilliant opening and final movements). |
Kremer is brilliant. My personal favorite recording will always be his great teacher David Oistrakh with his son Igor on DG. Many would say that esp in comparison with more recent versions, Kremer's for example, it's too "inauthentic", as in not informed in the slightest by considerations of historical accuracy as raised by performance on period instruments, too lush, too "Romantic" etc etc. I'm sure that's all not without merit but I also don't care esp when it's Oistrakh with his warm, gorgeous tone. What they do with the slow movement is incredible (though all three movements are 10/10).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX8btewj_tE