Any comments on the following Milstein or Oistrakh collection

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Hi,
My wife wants to buy me a little something extra for Fathers Day.
For now, I will pick out one of the following two:
Nathan Milstein: Art Of $56.67 at CD Now (6 CD Set)
David Oistrakh: In Prague $47.67 at CD Now (6 CD Set)
Any suggestions, opinions, etc... on which ones to get?
Both of them contains a wealth of music. The Milstein contains the following:
Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82, Glazunov, Conductor
William Steinberg, Ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63, Prokofiev, Conductor
Rafael FrÃ¼hbeck de Burgos, Ensemble New Philharmonia Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, Saint-Saens, Conductor
Anatole Fistoulari, Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra of London

Violin Concerto, for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano) in D major, Op. 35, Tchaikovsky, Conductor William Steinberg, Ensemble
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, Brahms, Conductor Anatole Fistoulari, Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra of London

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, Beethoven, Conductor Erich Leinsdorf, Ensemble Philharmonia Orchestra of London

Violin Concerto in A minor (2 versions), B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53), Dvorak, Conductor William Steinberg, Ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Concerto, for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in D Minor (L'estro armonico No. 11), Op. 3/11, RV 565, Vivaldi

Sonata, for violin & continuo in A major, Op. 2/2, RV 31, Vivaldi
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op.1/6, HWV 364a, Larghetto, Handel

Work(s), Larghetto, Handel

Chaconne for violin & continuo in G minor (spurious), Vitali

Sonatas (12 Concerti Grossi) for violin & continuo, Op. 5, No.12, La Follia, Corelli

Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor, Op 1/6 "The Devil's Trill", Tartini

Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068, Air, Bach, Johann Sebastian

Sonata for violin & piano No. 17 in C major, K. 296, Mozart

Sonata for violin & piano No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 (K. 300c), Mozart
Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring") Op. 24, Beethoven

Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 94 bis, Prokofiev

Vocalise, song for voice & piano, Op. 34/14, Vocalise, Op.34 No.14, Rachmanninov
Gopak (Hopak), for violin & piano, transcribed by Dushkin from the opera SorochintsÃ¯ Fair, Mussorgsky
Meditation in D major for violin & piano, Op. 32, Glazunov

Valse-scherzo, for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano) in C major, Op. 34, Tchaikovsky

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42, MÃ©ditation, Tchaikovsky

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, for violin & piano (or orchestra), Op. 42, Scherzo, Tchaikovsky

Fantasia on 2 Russian Themes for violin & orchestra in B minor, Op 33, Rimsky-Korsakov
Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite for orchestra/1-3 (complete), Op 57, Flight of the Bumblebee, Rimsky-Korsakov

Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1, Hungarian Dance No.2, Brahms

Thais, opera, MÃ©ditation, Massenet, Jules

Orfeo ed Euridice, opera, Wq 41, Dance of the Blessed Spirits, Gluck
Nocturne for piano No. 20 in C sharp minor ("Reminiscence") B. 49, Chopin
Canciones populares espaÃ±olas (7), for mezzosoprano (or baritone) & piano, G 40, Jota, Falla

Scherzo-tarantelle in G minor for violin & piano, Op. 16, Wieniawski

Minstrels, prelude for piano, L. 117/12, Minstrels, Debussy
Introduction and Tarantella, for violin & orchestra, Op 43, Sarasate

Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani for violin & piano, Kreisler, Fritz
The Oistrakh contains the following:
Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring") Op. 24, Beethoven

Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in G major ("Regen"), Op. 78, Brahms

Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, Brahms

Sonata for violin & piano in A major ("Duo"), D. 574 (Op. posth. 162), Schubert

Variations for violin & piano (12) in G major on "La bergÃ¨re CÃ©limene" K. 359 (K. 374a), Mozart

Piano Trio in B flat major, D. 898 (Op. 99), Schubert

Violin Concerto in A minor (2 versions), B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53), Dvorak

Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in G major, Op. 13, Grieg

Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82, Glazunov

Sonata, for violin & piano, No. 1 in C sharp Minor, Sz. 75, BB 84 (Op. 21), Bartok

For Children, eighty-five teaching pieces without octaves in four volumes for piano (Gyermekeknek), Sz. 42, BB 53, No.28: Parlando, Bartok

For Children, eighty-five teaching pieces without octaves in four volumes for piano (Gyermekeknek), Sz. 42, BB 53, No.18: Andante non molto, Bartok

For Children, eighty-five teaching pieces without octaves in four volumes for piano (Gyermekeknek), Sz. 42, BB 53, No.42: Allegro vivace, Bartok

For Children, eighty-five teaching pieces without octaves in four volumes for piano (Gyermekeknek), Sz. 42, BB 53, No.33: Andante sostenuto, Bartok

For Children, eighty-five teaching pieces without octaves in four volumes for piano (Gyermekeknek), Sz. 42, BB 53, No.38, Bartok

Sonata for violin & piano No. 2, Ravel

Tzigane, rhapsodie de concert for violin & piano (or orchestra), Ravel

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19, Prokofiev

Melodies (5) for violin & piano, Op. 35 bis, Prokofiev

Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80, Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 1, in A minor, Op. 77, Shostakovich

Violin Concerto in D minor, Khachaturian, Conductor Rafael Kubelik,
Ensemble Prague Symphony Orchestra
Thanks,
Brad

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Topic - Any comments on the following Milstein or Oistrakh collection - Brad V 07:24:07 06/11/02 (3)

Tough choice. - dirkronk 07:48:28 06/11/02 (2)

I second dirkronk: itÂ´s Salomonic, in a reversal way! - orejones 09:23:42 06/11/02 (1)

You guys don't make it easy - Brad V 10:11:52 06/11/02 (0)

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