Isaac Stern – Franck: Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 27:47 minutes | 515 MB | Genre: Classical
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In 1921, his parents, Solomon and Clara Stern, had emigrated to the USA, where he grew up. His mother had studied singing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and gave Isaac piano lessons from the age of seven. He heard violin playing from a boy in the neighborhood, whereupon the violin became his instrument.
Through the support of a patron, he attended the San Francisco Conservatory. Here he studied first with Robert Pollack, with Nathan Abas and Naum Blinder.[1][2] He made his debut in 1936 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Monteux, playing the Third Violin Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns. A few months later, he played Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Otto Klemperer. In 1937, he performed on the East Coast at Town Hall in New York. Here he was still taking lessons with Louis Persinger, with whom Yehudi Menuhin also had lessons.
By 1939, Stern had been taken on by the legendary impresario and manager Sol Hurok, who saw in him a father figure. Within ten years Stern became one of the busiest musicians of his time. In 1949 he gave 120 concerts on a seven-month concert tour of the United States, Europe and South America.
In 1960, the dilapidated Carnegie Hall was to be torn down and an office building built on its site. Stern led a group that campaigned to preserve the building, which had been built in 1891 and was so steeped in history. It succeeded in convincing the city of New York to buy the structure for a sum of five million dollars and lease it to a nonprofit organization, of which he became president. In 1962, Carnegie Hall was declared a historic landmark. He also lobbied for its restoration in 1986, and the great hall was named “Isaac Stern Auditorium” in gratitude. In 1991, the 100th anniversary was celebrated with a grand concert.
Tracklist:
1-1. Isaac Stern – I. Allegretto ben moderato (2020 Remastered Version) (06:21)
1-2. Isaac Stern – II. Allegro (2020 Remastered Version) (08:03)
1-3. Isaac Stern – III. Recitativo – Fantasia. Ben moderato (2020 Remastered Version) (07:23)
1-4. Isaac Stern – IV. Allegretto poco mosso (2020 Remastered Version) (06:00)
