Tag Archives: sonata in g minor

Bach / David and Igor Oistrakh, 1961: Double Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043, Goossens, Malcolm



David and Igor Oistrakh are soloists, and Sir Eugene Goossens leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, in this 1961 performance of Bach’s Concerto for two violins, strings and continuo in D minor, BWV 1043. George Malcolm plays the harpsichord. 

From the LP you see above, issued in 1962 on the DG label, serial number 138 820. Jacket is at 5:08; label is at 13:04. Images of Bach and excerpts from the score (1:4512:0916:14) are interspersed throughout. Images from the reverse side of the LP jacket begin at16:40.

1. Vivace
2. Largo ma non tanto (4:07)
3. Allegro (11:27)

You can hear this father/son duo in a performance of this same work, recorded in 1957 with Rudolf Barshai conducting, here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceHVl0…

More from the Oistrakhs: Continue reading