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Just as in his piano concertos, Mozart created a world in his violin concertos where the solo instrument is in conversation with the orchestra, rather than fighting it. This 1949 recording features David Oistrakh with Nikolai Golovanov conducting the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the USSR. Have a listen!
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