Milstein: Bach Sonatas & Partitas - DG 2709 047 (3LP box) - superb copy
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ITEM DESCRIPTION:
This lovely 3 LP box set – a superb collector’s copy – from Deutsche Grammophon (2709 047, German pressing, white circle label, stereo, full-size 12-page booklet included) features Nathan Milstein's majestic and deeply felt readings of Johann Sebastian Bach's Partitas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006 – landmarks in the Bach discography and among the supreme statements on record of these remarkable masterpieces for unaccompanied violin.
Included then are the following works:
Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin in G minor BWV 1001
Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B minor BWV 1002
Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A minor BWV 1003
Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D minor BWV 1004
Sonata No. 3 for Solo Violin in C Major BWV 1005
Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E Major BWV 1006
Winner of the prestigious Prix Mondial du Disque, the Prix de l'Union de la Presse Musicale Belge, and of a Grammy Award, Milstein's landmark set was taped in the warm acoustics of London’s Conway Hall during February 1973. DG's sound is superb, well capturing Milstein's distinctive sound, the violin not spolit nor too closely balanced, consistent throughout.
Milstein's unfailingly beautiful tone and purity of intonation is allied to a supreme sense of architecture and a penetrating imagination. Even if you have another favorite set, there are so many felicitous touches and moments of insight throughout Milstein's cycle that it stands as one of the most majestic and highly individual accounts ever recorded – a landmark in these works' discographies. Moreover, he is afforded warm and vivid sound.
Wrote the ubiquitous The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs & DVDs: "...[A]mong the most satisfying of all versions. Every phrase is beautifully shaped, there is a highly developed feeling for line, and these performances have an aristocratic poise and a classical finesse..."
Included is a full-size 12-page booklet with extensive notes on the music in German (by Hans Elmar-Bach, Köln), English (Boris Schwarz, New York), and in French (by Claude Lehmann, Paris). The text also reproduces “A Conversation with Nathan Milstein” in which the great violinist is interviewed by Richard D. Freed (Rockville, Maryland). Incidentally, the handsome portrait of Milstein on the box front was taken by Siegfried Lauterwasser (Überlingen).
CONDITION:
The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.
The condition of the box is near-MINT. The only flaw, very minor, is some light scuffing on the rear panel of the box. There is also some minuscule edgwear at corners, but really the box appears almost as new. There are no bends, seamsplits, or owners' markings and the box remains solid, bright, and glossy – overall, a very good collector's copy.
The condition of the full-size 12-page booklet is near-MINT. The only flaw concerns a tiny smudge on the title page. Otherwise, all is bright, crisp, and highly attractive – a fine collector’s copy.
The condition of the 3 LPs is near-MINT throughout. There are no spindle trails and, in fact, they appear to be unplayed. Overall, these LPs rate as truly fine collector's copy.
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