Igor Oistrakh
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Igor Oistrakh - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music

Recordings of Chamber Works

H-1

David Oistrakh Collection, Vol. 8 - Bach: Recorded 1946/57 [S-1]
David Oistrakh: 100^th Birthday Edition - Violin Concertos and Chamber Music – Historic Russian Archives [S-2]

Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in C major, BWV 1037 [15:34 / 15:31]

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin); Vladimir Yampolsky (Piano)

Doremi DHR-7760
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Brilliant Classics 9056

Jul 20, 1951

CD / TT: 70:09
MP3 / TT: 69:58
20-CD / TT:

1^st recording of Trio Sonata BWV 1037 by D. Oistrakh
1^st recording of Trio Sonata BWV 1037 by D. Oistrakh.
Other releases:
Melodiya D-015349/50 (2-LP) / Melodiya D-004962/3 (2-LP) / Monitor 2005 (LP) / Monitor MCD-72009 (CD) / Bruno (LP) / Colosseum (LP) / Chant du Monde LDY-8138 (7”) / Opus (Argentina) (LP)
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H-2

David & Igor Oistrakh: Works by, Bach · Benda · Handel, Sarasate · Vivaldi · Wieniawski [H-1] [H-3]

Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major, BWV 1037 [14:56]

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin); Hans Pischner (Harpsichord)

Deutsche Grammophon 463616

Apr 19, 1957

CD / TT: 67:34

Recorded at Staatlicher Rundfunk, Berlin, Germany.
2^nd recording of Trio Sonata BWV 1037 by D. Oistrakh
2^nd recording of Trio Sonata BWV 1037 by I. Oistrakh.
Other releases:
BWV 1037: DG LPM-18393 (LP) / Decca (US) DL-9950 (LP) / Eterna 720 037 (10") / Heliodor 89561 (LP) or H/HS-25009 (LP)
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H-3

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 [15:11, 15:44, 18:02, 17:09, 18:08, 16:35]

Igor Oistrakh (Violin); Natalia Zertsalova (Harpsichord)

Melodiya
CDK Music 2001
Gramzapis

1987

2-CD / TT: 100:44
2-CD / TT: 100:49
2-CD / TT:

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H-4

Igor Oistrakh Trio Plays Bach, Prokofiev, Ysayë, Moszkowski

Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major, BWV 1037 []

Igor Oistrakh Trio

Art & Electronics 68022

Mar 1990

CD / TT: 59:35

Recorded at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Russia.
3^rd recording of Trio Sonata BWV 1037 by I. Oistrakh.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

David und Igor Oistrakh, Vol. I - Bach · Vivaldi: Violin Concertos [CD] [O-1] [O-2]
David Oistrakh - 100^th Anniversary Edition: Violin Concertos [2-CD] [O-1] [O-2]

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [17:17]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [17:14]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052, arranged for violin [26:13]

Franz Konwitschny

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin) [1043]

Berlin Classics 0021302BC
Berlin Classics 0184612
Berlin Classics
Berlin Classics 0300350BC

1042: Mar 29-30, 1956
1043: Apr 16+18, 1957
1052: Mar 20+26, 1958

CD / TT: 74:12
2-CD / TT: 114:11
CD / TT: 90:47
CD / TT: 64:03

Recorded at Kongresshalle, Leipzig, Germany [1042, 1043]; SRK, Berlin, Germany [1052]; .
2^nd recording of Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042 by D. Oistrakh.
2^nd recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
1^st recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by I. Oistrakh.
Berlin Classics 0300350BC Includes only BWV 1043.
BWV 1042 + BWV 1052 not on the 2-CD album.
Other releases:
BWV 1043: Eterna 7 20 031 (LP) / DG LPE 17160 (10") or LPM 18393 (LP) / Decca (US) DL 9950 (LP) / Berlin Classics 2130 (CD) / Deutsche Grammophon 17160 (LP)
BWV 1052: Ariola-Eurodisc XD 86 243 (LP)
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O-4

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos [O-5]

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [16:24]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 []
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 []

Rudolf Barshai

Moscow Chamber Orchestra

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin) [1043]

Aulos Music AMC2-027

1958 [1043]
1959 [1041, 1042]

CD / TT: 50:35

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
According to Aulos CD the recording dates are: 1959 [1042] & 1972 [1041, 1043]. This is most probably incorrect.
1^st recording of Violin Concerto No. 1 BWV 1041 by D. Oistrakh.
3^rd recording of Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042 by D. Oistrakh.
5^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
2^nd recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by I. Oistrakh.
Other releases:
BWV 1041: Melodiya D 5082/3 (10” LP) or D 026219/20 (LP) / Artia ALP 165 (LP) / Ariola-Eurodisc XD 86 243 or XP 88 665 or H 25931 (LP) / Melodiya 364.501 (LP) / Bruno 14008 (LP) [ or 14058 ? ] / Colosseum 254 (LP) / Everest SDBR 3410 (LP) / Hispavox (LP) / Victor [Japan] VICX-1029 (LP) / Recital Hall [in set RH 301]
BWV 1042: Melodiya D 08801/2 (LP) [ Bennett has "I. Oistrakh" ] / MK D 08801/2 (LP) / Ariola-Eurodisc XD 86 243 or XP 88 665 (LP) / Bruno 14008 (LP) / Colosseum CRLP 254 (LP) [ labelled Kondrashin, USSR State Philharmonic] / Hispavox (LP) / Everest SDBR 3410 (LP) / Eurodisc 78427 ZK [ in set 80569 XCK ] / Musicdisc RC 856 (LP)
BWV 1043: Melodiya D 5082/3 (LP) or D 026219/20 (LP) / Melodiya/Eurodisc 78 351 (LP) / Monitor 2009 (LP) or MCD 72009 (CD) / Ariola-Eurodisc XD 86 243 or H 25 931 (LP) / Chant du Monde LDX-S 8319 (LP) or LDC 278906 (CD) / Bruno BR 14008 (LP) / Hall of Fame HOF 516 (LP) / Musidisc RC 856 (LP) / JVC (LP)
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O-8

Bach: Concerto for two violins in D minor; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante; Brahms: Violin Concerto [O-6]

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [18:29]

Colin Davis

English Chamber Orchestra

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin)

International Classical Artists ICAD-5012

Feb 18, 1961

DVD / TT: 93:49

Recorded at Royal Festival Hall, London, England.
6^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
3^rd recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by I. Oistrakh.
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O-2

J.S. Bach: Violinkonzerte BWV 1041, 1042, 1043; Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso Op. 3 Nr. 8 [O-8]

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [15:41]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [18:43]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [17:19]

David Oistrakh [1041, 1042]
Eugene Goossens [1043]

Wiener Symphoniker [1041, 1042]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [1043]

David Oistrakh (Violin) [1041, 1042, 1043]; Georg Fischer (Harpsichord) [1042]; Igor Oistrakh (Violin) [1043]; George Malcolm (Harpsichord) [1043]

Deutsche Grammophon 419855

1043: Feb 19, 1961
1041: Jun 2, 1961
1042: Jun 3-4, 1962

CD / TT: 64:02
2-CD / TT: 142:02

Recorded at Wembley Town Hall, London, England [1043]
3^rd recording of Violin Concerto No. 1 BWV 1041 by D. Oistrakh.
4^th recording of Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042 by D. Oistrakh.
7^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
4^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins by I. Oistrakh.
Other releases:
BWV 1041: DG LPM 18820 (LP) or SLPM 138820 (LP) or 2535109 (LP) or 2721180 (LP) or 419855 (CD) or 447427 (CD).
BWV 1042: DG LPM 18820 (LP) or SLPM 138820 (LP) or 2535109 (LP) or 419855 (CD) or 447427 (CD)
BWV 1043: DG 18820 (LP) or 138820 (LP) or 138714 (LP) or 618714 (LP) or 2535176 (LP) or 419855 (CD) or 447427 (CD) / Electrecord ST-ECE 0889 (LP) / Eterna 720 162 (10") or 826 030 (LP) / Melodiya D 8267/8 (LP) or S 157/8 (LP) / Nota Blu (CD)
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O-7

Eugène Ysaÿe: Amitié for Two Violins and Orchestra; Johannes Brahms: Violin Concerto; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in d, etc. [O-9]

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043: Finale [5:39]

Malcolm Sargent

London Philharmonic Orchestra

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin)

BBC Transcription Service 105913/15

Feb 26, 1961

3-LP / TT:

Recorded live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England by BBC Radio. End only from a performance of the last movement.
8^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
5^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins by I. Oistrakh.

O-6

Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor [O-10]

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 []

David Oistrakh

USSR Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (or Bolshoi Theatre Violin Ensemble)

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin)

Melodiya D-011075/6 Melodiya S-0439/40

1961

LP / TT:
LP / TT:

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
9^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
6^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins by I. Oistrakh.

O-3

Music for Two Violins [O-12]

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 []

Kirill Kondrashin

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (as Moscow State Philharmonic)

David Oistrakh (Violin); Igor Oistrakh (Violin)

Russian Revelation RVL-10039

Mar 19, 1967

CD / TT:

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
10^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by D. Oistrakh.
7^th recording of Concerto for 2 Violins BWV 1043 by I. Oistrakh.
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O-5

J.S. Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 [20:36, 11:53, 12:00, 16:16, 21:07, 18:26]

Igor Oistrakh

Soloists Ensemble Of The Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Albert Hofmann (Flute) [1-5]; Stanislav Kohnev [1-2], Vladimir Nabatov [1-2], Anatoli Lubimov [1], Valeri Boretsky [1] (Oboes); Arnold Irshai (Bassoon) [1]; Evgeni Fomin (Trumpet) [2]; Andrei Kuznetsov, Yuri Stepanov, French (Horns) [1]; Igor Oistrakh [1-6], Valentin Zhuk [1-6], Arkagi Futer [1-3] (Violins); Lezar Dvoskin, Victor Sitkovetski, Anatoli Mikhailov (Violas) [1-3]; Boris Artemiev (Contrabass) [1-6]; Natalia Zertsalova (Harpsichord) [1-6]; Stepan Matrosov [4-6], Alexander Gottgelt [4-6] (Violas da gamba); Alexander Kovalev (Cello) [4-6

Melodiya 1001448

1982

2-CD / TT: 100:50 / 98:40

Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2009 - August 2013)

Igor Oistrakh: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works