The Essential Isaac Stern

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Sony Masterworks
Release Date
April 29, 2008
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ISAAC STERN
    • PERFORMER
      Isaac Stern
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 29, 2008
    • UPC
      886972818726
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      88697281872
    • LABEL
      Sony Masterworks
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    2. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Pinchas Zukerman

      Conductor: Pinchas Zukerman

    3. Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

    4. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

      Composer: Max Bruch

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    5. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto ma non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    6. Violin Concerto, Op. 14: II. Andante

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Leonard Bernstein

    7. Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21: V. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Édouard Lalo

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    8. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Eugene Ormandy

    9. String Quintet in C Major, Op. 163, D. 956: I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Alexander Schneider, Milton Katims, Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier

    10. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, "Archduke": III. Andante cantabile ma pero con moto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Eugene Istomin, Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose

    11. Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in G Minor, Op. 137, No. 3, D. 408: II. Andante

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Daniel Barenboim

    12. London Trio No. 2 in G Major, Hob.IV:2

      Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn

      Performer: Jean-Pierre Rampal, Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovich

    13. String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111: I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Cho-Liang Lin, Michael Tree, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma

    14. 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75, B. 150: No. 1. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Robert McDonald

    15. Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 101: III. Andante grazioso

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Isaac Stern, Leonard Rose, Eugene Istomin

    16. 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G-Flat Major (arr. A. Harris for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Milton Katims

    17. 14 Songs, Op. 34: No. 14. Vocalise in E Minor (arr. A. Harris for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Frank Brieff

    18. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne (arr. A. Harris for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Alexander Borodin

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Frank Brieff

    19. Liebesleid (arr. A. Harris for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Fritz Kreisler

      Ensemble: Columbia Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Isaac Stern

      Conductor: Milton Katims


Isaac Stern changed the world he lived in, both as a violinist of dazzling virtuosity and immense soul, and as a tireless, joyous humanitarian. Even among people who know little of classical music, his name is synonymous with the highest quality and the most generous spirit. In a career that stretched over half a century, Stern made definitive recordings of the great canon of Western music for the violin, from towering concertos to the most beguiling of encores. His repertoire encompassed everything from Baroque chamber works to the most challenging music of his own time, all transformed by incomparable artistry and a unique musical spirit. Artists featured in this set include Yo-Yo Ma, Pinchas Zukerman, Pablo Casals, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mstislav Rostropovich, Daniel Barenboim and Emanuel Ax as well as Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra and Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic.