Utwory na płycie:

• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op
• Violin Concerto in D Major, Op
• Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
• Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
• Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Tchaikovsky:
Violin Concerto, Op. 35

Bartók:
Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

To make the violin speak - that was Isaac Stern's succinct artistic maxim. These live recordings of the Second Violin Concerto by Béla Bartók and the D major Concerto by Peter Tchaikovsky, made in 1956 and 1958 at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, exemplify how Stern realised his concept of musical rhetoric on the concert platform. Stern never performed in Germany in Switzerland, however, he gave concerts frequently. He was a regular guest at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL, appearing ten times between 1948 and 1988, both as soloist and as chamber musician, including with his Piano Trio alongside Eugene Istomin and Leonard Rose. Only a small number of live recordings with Isaac Stern exist. The Lucerne recordings of the Tchaikovsky and Bartók Concertos, issued here for the first time, are thus of particular documentary value, as well as important elements within the extensive discography of the violinist who died in 2001. In cooperation with audite, LUCERNE FESTIVAL presents outstanding concert recordings of artists who have shaped the festival throughout its history. The aim of this CD edition is to rediscover treasures - most of which have not been released previously - from the first six decades of the festival, which was founded in 1938 with a special gala concert conducted by Arturo Toscanini. These recordings have been made available by the archives of SRF Swiss Radio and Television, which has broadcast the Lucerne concerts from the outset. Carefully re-mastered and supplemented with photos and materials from the LUCERNE FESTIVAL archive, they represent a sonic history of the festival.This release is furnished with a "producer's comment" by producer Ludger Böckenhoff.