The Art of Nathan Milstein [Box Set] [Box set]

Alexander Glazunov (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Antonin Dvorak (Composer), Antonio Vivaldi (Composer), George Frederick Handel (Composer), Tommaso Antonio Vitali (Composer), Arcangelo Corelli (Composer), Giuseppe Tartini (Composer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Modest Mussorgsky (Composer), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Composer), Jules Massenet (Composer), Fritz Kreisler (Composer), Frederic Chopin (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Alexander Glazunov, Sergey Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, et al.
• Audio CD (July 20, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 6
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002S53
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,939 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

See all items

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Violinist's Violinist, April 19, 2000

By 

Amberyl "geek of many interests" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Art of Nathan Milstein [Box Set] (Audio CD)

Milstein was a contemporary of Jascha Heifetz, and, like Heifetz, was Russian-born, taught by Leopold Auer and emigrated to the USA. Though he had a phenomenal technique and a pure, lyrical, elegant musical style, he spent his career in the shadow of Heifetz's technical perfection. These recordings show him at his best. The remasterings are sonically excellent, and the quality of the sound holds its own against current standards (this is modern, not vintage, sound, despite the fact that some of the recordings are mono).

Milstein's Dvorak and Glazunov concerto recordings , both part of this set, continue to be peerless. The Beethoven concerto has a gorgeous elegance, and the Brahms and the Tchaikovsky concertos are robust; this is perhaps the best of the multiple recordings of the Tchaikovsky that Milstein made during his career. The encores are also superb.

If you love the violin, this is a set you must have. If you like this, you will also want Milstein's recording of the Goldmark concerto (still the definitive recording of this score), and perhaps his Mendelssohn, Bruch, and Prokofiev No. 1 concertos (also on EMI).

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Milstein performances, October 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art of Nathan Milstein [Box Set] (Audio CD)

This collection of classic Nathan Milstein recordings from the 50's and early 60's contains 3 discs of major concertos (Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, etc) and 3 discs of chamber music and vignettes. The sound is typical of the period and generally rather good. As one of the major violinists of the century, Milstein delivers excellent mainstream performances of the concerti. Milstein's Dvorak concerto is THE classic performance of this work (he recorded it twice in 1959 and 1965)-- this collection contains the earlier version. The other concerti are fine as well. If you love great violin playing, you should like this collection. If you are a specific admirer of Milstein, then you must have it.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent set by Milstein, December 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Art of Nathan Milstein [Box Set] (Audio CD)

This is a fine tribute to the great Milstein. Since there are so many concertos, sonatas and pieces in the set, I will not review every single one of them, but let me just say that his Saint-Saens, Dvorak and Brahms concertos ranks with very best. The Saint-Sanes especially is absolutely fabulous, equalled only by Zino Francescatti's classic 1950 recording. Dvorak may not be as fiery as the young Yehudi Menuhin or Johanna Martzy, but Milstein surpasses them in terms of superb articulation and purity of intonation. And fine musicianship of Milstein is evident everywhere in the set. In short, a wonderful set!