Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Violin Concerto in G Minor, Opus 26
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Opus 21
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Pinchas Zukerman, Violin
Zubin Mehta, Conductor
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Recorded Los Angeles, 1977
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ONE-SENTENCE REVIEW:
Even though he wrote over 200 works in his lifetime, there is only one reason we know the name Max Bruch today – his Violin Concerto in G Mino, Opus 26 – and for good reason, it is an f-ing masterpiece and this recording is glorious. And I’ll take an extra sentence for Edouard Lalo and his Symphonie Espagnole… my God, iconic, brilliant, love it – another reason we know him today as well.
ORIGINAL LINER NOTES
No liner notes for this recording (it’s a CBS Masterworks recording from the vault and digitally remastered in the early 1990s) but here are some pics – and be sure to watch the performance videos further below.
TRACK LISTING:
Max Bruch (1838-1920) – Violin Concerto in G Minor, Opus 26
- I. Vorspiel – Allegro moderato / II. Adagio – 17:28
- III. Finale – Allegro energico – 7:04
Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) – Symphonie Espagnole
- I. Allegro non troppo – 7:47
- II. Scherzando – 4:17
- III. Allegro molto – 6:13
- IV. Andante – 6:46
- V. Rondo – Allegro – 7:01
FINAL THOUGHT:
This is just a great recording from the CBS Masterworks vault. Pinchas Zukerman has never sounded better and the LA Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta makes this a classic disc that I love revisiting every couple of years.
Emily Sachs – President – Manka Music Group (A division of Manka Bros. Studios – The World’s Largest Media Company