Nathan Milstein in New York City - the 1960's
from From Russia to the West : the musical memoirs and reminiscences of Nathan Milstein, page 217:
At the New York Wurlitzer shop Oistrakh compared his state-owned Stradivarius with the instruments the dealer was offering. It was interesting for me to observe Oistrakh checking out the capabilities of a violin new to him. He tried to squeeze out as loud a sound as possible, eventually reaching a screech. Onstage Oistrakh never took his instrument to such extremes; he never squeaked.
cite as
Nathan Milstein, and Soloman Volkov (ed.), From Russia to the West : the musical memoirs and reminiscences of Nathan Milstein (:London, 1990), p. 217. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1406191957593 accessed: 20 April, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers| Oistrakh trying out violins at the New York Wurlitzer shop | performed by David Oistrakh |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | the 1960's |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by tlisboa on Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:52:37 +0100
Approved on Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:25:32 +0000