Cantabile

Nathan Milstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Gregor Piatigorsky

According to an Italian violinist/listener, this Milstein piece is the embodiment of the spirit of 'cantabile' - [in his words] Fire bright sound, with air consistancy, cantabile displayed firstly as an idea, a desire, and, in some apex point, surging passion which folds and sinks the voice (really dazzling). Ps. His first language isn't English lol... In any event, I love Milstein. His music moves me like no other.


Mischa Elman's rendition of Thais.

Another supremely beautiful cantabile piece - Leonid Kogan plays Paganini.

And, if you can handle the frying-egg effect... Mischa Elman's interpretation of Schubert's Serenade.