Bruch – Violin Concerto; Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole

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.

Max Bruch
Max Bruch
Edouard Lalo
Pnchas Zukerman
Pinchas Zukerman
Zubin Mehta

TRACK LISTING:

Max Bruch (1838-1920) – Violin Concerto in G Minor, Opus 26

  1. I. Vorspiel – Allegro moderato / II. Adagio – 17:28
  2. III. Finale – Allegro energico – 7:04

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) – Symphonie Espagnole

  1. I. Allegro non troppo – 7:47
  2. II. Scherzando – 4:17
  3. III. Allegro molto – 6:13
  4. IV. Andante – 6:46
  5. 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.

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