I am so sorry to learn of the death of Lydia Mordkovitch, a fantastic violinist who undertook much interesting repertoire and interpreted it convincingly – and often thrillingly – on her recordings for the Chandos Records label. Mordkovitch, a student of David Oistrakh, died of cancer in London yesterday at the age of 70. She won a Grammy in 1990 for her superlative disc of the Shostakovich concertos.
Just as a “for instance,” here’s Mordkovitch playing William Alwyn:
Movt. I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDqBYT4R8nk
Movt. II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrK1uuFudxE
Movt. III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_vk0Yt-oOo
She was a marvelous musician who never attained the wider recognition she deserved. R.I.P.