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Isaac Stern. "Every performance should be an adventure." Isaac Stern 's philosophy was to embrace his music-making as fully as he embraced the good things in life. In the first of two programmes about the legendary violinist, Stephen Johnson explores his performances stored in the BBC archive. Today, with pianist Eugene Istomin , Stern plays
Beethoven's Violin Sonata in D, Op 12 No 1, and Brahms's Violin Sonata in G, Op 78 No 1, recorded in 1973.

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Unknown:
Isaac Stern.
Unknown:
Isaac Stern
Violinist:
Stephen Johnson
Pianist:
Eugene Istomin
Source: Radio Times

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