COMPOSERS: Mendelssohn
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Violin Concertos (Bruch No. 1)
PERFORMER: Yehudi Menuhin (violin); Philharmonia Orchestra/Efrem Kurtz, Walter Susskind
CATALOGUE NO: EMI 965 9262
A coupling that deserves its near-legendary status: here is virtuosity without ostentation, and a loving way with the music at every turn. The few rough edges serve only to highlight Menuhin’s humanity. Martin Cotton