Sunday Morning - Odessa 19/10/2008

Iain tries to discover the reasons why the Russian city of Odessa has produced some of the finest musicians of the 20th century, including violinists David Oistrakh and Nathan Milstein, as well as pianists Sviatoslav Richter, Shura Cherkassky and Emil Gilels. Rachmaninoff: Moment musical No 4 in E minor, Op 16 Benno Moiseiwitsch, Naxos 8.110675 Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin No 2 in D minor – 3rd movement Mischa Elman (vln)/ London Symph Orchestra/Anatole Fistoulari Testament SBT4 1343 Chopin: Scherzo in E major op 54 Shura Cherkassky BBC BBCL40572 Brodszky-Cahn: Be my love Mario Lanza/ Orchestra directed by Ray Sinatra, RCA CD60720 Chopin: Nocturne op 9 No 2 in E flat Vladimir de Pachmann OPAL OPALCD9840 Weber: Presto from Sonata in C Simon Barere APR CDAPR7009 Nathan Milstein: Paganiniana Nathan Milstein DG 4238872 Rachmaninoff: Lilacs from 4 Preludes Benno Moiseiwitsch Naxos 8.110675 Tchaikovsky: Queen of Spades - Lisa’s Aria, Act 3 Maria Guleghina/ Kirov Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Valery Gergiev Philips 4381412 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals Emil Gilels/Jakov Zak/ State Symphony Orchestra/Karl Eliasberg/ Revelation RV10014 Brahms: D minor Sonata op 108 David Oistrakh (vln)/ Sviatoslav Richter (pno) Melodiya 74321341812