Classical

Bach Well-Tempered Clavier #1, Glenn Gould 1965 lp mono

Bach Johann, Classical, Columbia, Gould Glenn, LP Remastering, Piano
Anton Stepichev

Bach and Gould are made for each other. The language of heavenly beauty of the first and the stunning polyphony of the second are indescribable. The quality of the recording is not bad, the most clearly recorded tracks are selected.

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I.S. Bach – Well Tempered Clavier – Part I, Sviatoslav Richter, 1973 LP mono

Bach Johann, Classical, LP Remastering, Melodia, Piano, Richter Sviatoslav
Anton Stepichev

The recording was made in 1970 in one of the churches of Salzburg. Microphones are set far from the piano, the sound is dull and over echoed but rather plastic and conveys the sacred nature of the music very well. Richter plays thoughtfully, his version of WTC is imbued with light sadness and philosophical reflections.

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Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 – Oystrakh-Gauck, 1955 LP Rip

Classical, Gauck Aleksandr, LP Remastering, Oystrakh David, Period, Prokofiev Sergey, Violin
Anton Stepichev

A special record by its nature. Andantino creates a wary, mystical mood — a surreal atmosphere that keeps you in suspense until the very end of the concert.

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Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 – Oystrakh-Kondrashin, 1957 LP Rip

Aprelevsky Zavod, Classical, Kondrashin Kirill, LP Remastering, Oystrakh David, Prokofiev Sergey, Violin
Anton Stepichev


RTU RSFSR 618-57 – the record is similar to the TU-1kl of the early 1950s — all the music in the palm of your hand. The Oistrakh’s violin is crystal clear, rhythmically and dynamically adjusted, melodic. Kondrashin’s orchestra is also on its top.

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Violin Electric recordings, 78rpm shellac rip

Beethoven Ludwig, Brahms Johannes, Classical, Goldstein Boris, Kreisler Fritz, Mendelssohn Felix, Menuhin Yehudi, Orlov Aleksandr, Oystrakh David, Prihoda Vasa, Remastering from shellac records, Tchaikovsky Piotr, Violin
Anton Stepichev

Young Menuhin and Oystrakh are inimitable, Oystrakh has a unique interpretation of Scriabin. Kreisler is amazingly good at showing the despair of the second part of Brahms's concerto, Tchaikovsky of 1946 Przygoda is as expressive as it could be. Oistrakh-Yampolsky-Oborin’s 1950s recording quality are no longer as beautiful as prewar ones, but Oistrakh's violin still sings excellent, especially in the "Reflection". Goldstein is an example of a great Soviet recording of the 1930s, unfortunately the record has some cracks.

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Violin acoustic recordings, 78rpm shellac rip

Classical, Columbia, Elman Mischa, Gramplasttrest, Kubelik Jan, Melba Nelly, Morini Erica, Prihoda Vasa, Remastering from shellac records, Victor, Victrola, Violin, Ysaye Eugene
Anton Stepichev

The great violinists of the early 20th century: melancholic Vasa Prihoda, refined Misha Elman, Jan Kubelik – the great phrasing master, the effortless-bow of Erika Morini and the pedantic style of Eugen Ysaye. Together with Kubelik sings unforgettable Nellie Melba.

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Jascha Heifetz acoustic recordings, 1917-1920 78rpm shellac rip

Classical, Heifetz Yasha, His Master's Voice, Remastering from shellac records, Victrola, Violin
Anton Stepichev

Little Yasha Heifetz was able not only to show off at unattainable for others tempo, but had a quite sofisticated taste and sounded beautifully. It is well audible on Ave Maria and Spanish dance. Common remasterings are often dull this moments but here you can feel it as good as it should be.

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Brahms Violin Concerto – Joseph Szigeti, Hamilton Harty – 1928 78rpm shellac rip

Brahms Johannes, Classical, Columbia, Harty Hamilton, Remastering from shellac records, Szigeti Joseph, Violin
Anton Stepichev


For every lover of violin music it is impossible to avoid this album, Brahms – Szigeti's concerto blossoms with unusual colors. Record is not immediately discloses its pros, but the violin sounds quite well from the very beginning. The first side has some cracks.

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Brahms Double Concerto – Thibaud, Casals, Cortot – 1929 78rpm shellac rip

Brahms Johannes, Casals Pablo, Cello, Classical, Remastering from shellac records, Thibaud Jacques, Victrola, Violin
Anton Stepichev


This record made strong impression in analogue but after digitization the orchestra suffered greatly – the dynamics were smoothed, the clear tone weakened. The soloists on the first side recorded too quietly, starting from the second side the balance had been corrected. Something wrong happened with Victor's equipment on the last side: strange HF resonance appeared and the violin began to sound with distortions. Despite all this, what genuine emotions are audible in the record, how open and emotionally clean Thibault's violin sounds!

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Mozart violin concerto #3 – Yehudi Menuhin, Georges Enesco – 1935 78 rpm shellac rip

Classical, Enesco George, Menuhin Yehudi, Mozart Wolfgang, Remastering from shellac records, Victor, Violin
Anton Stepichev


Menuhin plays very beautifully, his pre-war records belong to the gold fund of violin music. In the recording we hear the typical, somewhat covered and colorated sound of Victor, the set is prefabricated: the first part is a reissue of the 1940s, the second and third parts – the Japanese first press of the 1930s. The losses of The Victor reissue are not as great as they were in Columbia and Decca, although in analog the quality deterioration was obvious, after the digitizing it almost fades.

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