Most beautiful violin recording you have heard

I would go with the Beethoven CTO, Gil does a nice job on the Romances

Itzhak Perlman and John Williams: Cinema Serenade. Beautifully recorded, amazing performance. All the local dealers now have this CD after I demoed their equipment using it. Cheers!

I would add Sibelius V.Concerto and second the Brahms Double (there's also a great version with Piatigorski), Tchaikovski & Beethoven.

I'm still looking for my "reference" performance for the Sibelius: the C Ferras/Karajan is nicely balanced (orch-virtuoso) BUT doesn't transport me.

Any unusual (i.e. other than Heifetz/Oistrakh...) suggestions?

Mark Oconnor's Ashokan Farewell

This would be Debussy&Brahms Sonatas on Wilson Audio #8722. David Abel with Stradivarius and Julie Steinberg on Bosendorfer Grand piano. Does it get better than that? I don't think so. So far to me this is finest violin recording and at the same time most beautiful.