Milstein, Marketing, and Mendelssohn

Recordings in the CD format will soon be obsolete. In the future, all music will be downloaded or heard on-line.

As such, Marketing firms are struggling to get attention for their classical music recordings. It is getting a bit weird out there….

Here is one recent example, as seen below. The late violinist Nathan Milstein died in his 80’s. He was one terrific performer, with style and skills that stood the test of time.

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On this 2-CD collection. He performs the best known violin concerti by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Max Bruch.

Here is Nathan Milstein, playing the violin concerto by Peter Tchaikovsky:

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