Itzhak Perlman and Vladimir Ashkenazy rehearse Cesar Franck's Violin Sonata in A major at Decca Studios in London, 1968. From Christopher Nupen's documentary The Vital Juices are Russian (1968).
I ended up being drawn to the Finale. Another gem. The way I listen to you is one piece at a time, thoroughly. The original LP is rare. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HrXhYws5TKE.html. Here's m4 recording: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8oT6zYf_SE.html
Oh, to be young and vigorous once more, tackling life's great challenges with gusto, with nary a sign of ill health, droopy skin, slow mind or poor memory. At least youth was not wasted on these two young men. What a wonderful, young and inspiring, musical and social collaboration here.
I wonder if there's more footage of them recording the Franck? It reminds me of a similar film, some 10 years later, of the duo recording the Beethoven violin sonatas in Kingsway Hall. I wonder if I can find that somewhere - as I hadn't seen that in years...
@@dannyboy2267 I see. I thought the violin was indeed too much the first time through and perhaps not enough the second time. [ And I'm a violinist. ;-) ]
