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PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1 / SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto (Menuhin) (1955)

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PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No. 1 / SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto (Menuhin) (1955)

Composer(s):Paganini, Nicolo • Sibelius, Jean
Artist(s)
Period(s) 20th Century • Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Concertos
Catalogue 9.80041
Label Naxos Classical Archives
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 3.99
 

 

   



Menhuin in Sibelius
Review By EC92986,March 2010

The last time I heard Menhuin in the flesh was in the Sibelius Concerto. By then his technique was not that required to rise to the demands of this imperious concerto. Nor, really, was it that much improved all those years earlier when he recorded the work with Boult. The slip in bar 2 is not a good sign.

But it is his personal sound that will appeal to many listeners. He was one of the very few violinists who could be identified immediately through his sound. So we should forgive the odd mishap and sit back and enjoy a truly human soloist in a truly human work, the wonderful concerto by Sibelius.

The Paganini becomes a bonus, great fun even if the demands place a lot of strain on a self taught technique never designed to show off in this manner. This is a more....






 

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