Bruch / Shlomo Mintz / Clifford Benson- Bruch & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (CD)
The 1980 Deutsche Grammophon debut of violinist Shlomo Mintz re-issued on Pentatone's Remastered Classics series, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado. Mintz then still in the fresh bloom of both critical and popular acclaim chose his program well in this debut featuring the penultimate pieces in Romantic era violin repertory: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. Inescapably an essential musical snapshot which contains impassioned playing giving freshness to these much performed pieces. Originally recorded in quadraphonic sound.
Tracklist:
- I. Vorspiel (Allegro Moderato)
- II. Adagio
- III. Finale (Allegro Energico)
- I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
- II. Andante
- III. Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace
The 1980 Deutsche Grammophon debut of violinist Shlomo Mintz re-issued on Pentatone's Remastered Classics series, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado. Mintz then still in the fresh bloom of both critical and popular acclaim chose his program well in this debut featuring the penultimate pieces in Romantic era violin repertory: Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, and Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1. Inescapably an essential musical snapshot which contains impassioned playing giving freshness to these much performed pieces. Originally recorded in quadraphonic sound.
Tracklist:
- I. Vorspiel (Allegro Moderato)
- II. Adagio
- III. Finale (Allegro Energico)
- I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
- II. Andante
- III. Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace