COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Bruch
LABELS: PentaTone
ALBUM TITLE: Beethoven * Bruch
WORKS: Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
PERFORMER: Salvatore Accardo (violin); Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur
CATALOGUE NO: PTC 5186 237 (1966/69)
Salvatore Accardo may lack the volcanic intensity of Isaac Stern in the Bruch and Wolfgang Schneiderhan’s divine spirituality in the Beethoven, yet he produces a ravishing sound of captivating tonal finesse.
Julian Haylock