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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Today's Birthday in Music: September 30 (D. Oistrakh)

1908 - David Oistrakh, Odessa, Ukraine; violinist and conductor

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David Oistrakh plays Sibelius's Violin Concerto, 2nd mvt. (Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky, 1966)

David and Igor Oistrakh play Prokofiev's Sonata for Two Violins, 2nd mvt.

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