Stern, Isaac

Performer

Isaac Stern (Russian: Исаа́к Соломо́нович Штерн; Isaak Solomonovich Shtern; 21 July 1920 – 22 September 2001) was a Ukrainian-born American violinist and conductor. He won Grammys for his work with Eugene Istomin and Leonard Rose in their famous chamber music trio in the 1960s and '70s, while also continuing his duo work with Alexander Zakin during this time. Stern recorded a series of piano quartets in the 1980s and 1990s with Emanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo and Yo-Yo Ma, including those of Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Fauré, winning another Grammy in 1992 for the Brahms quartets Opp. 25 and 26.  [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7(arr. F. Kreisler)
• Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
• Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 31 (arr. for violin and piano)
• Violin Concerto in A minor, B. 96
• Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
• Violin Concerto in C major, Hob.VIIa:1 (Arraged for violin and piano)
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op 80
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
• Sicilienne and Rigaudon in B minor - in the style of Francoeur
• String Quintet in C major, D. 956
• Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 17
• Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8
• String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 18