Same here , Milstein was my favorite for many years .Still listen to the 30 or so LP.s I have .
Julia Fisher is my leader of the pack these days .
Julia Fisher is my leader of the pack these days .
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@schubert Len I share your views on Julia Fischer She shares a triumvirate I think with Maxim Vengerov and Leonidas Kavakos and I think those three reign supreme at the moment. Kavakos at the moment has a recording on Idagio of him playing and directing the Beethoven Violin Concerto and at times the playing verges on the impossible with tempos and his control of the orchestra . Have you heard his playing of the Sibelius Violin Concerto in the original manuscript and the revised one, no wonder Sibelius revised it, it must have been the very devil to get your fingers round it. And Julia Fischer who as well as beautiful playing is quite a beauty herself , the Bach unacompanied sonatas and partitas will be at the very top of the pile for quite a time. She is also nearly as good a pianist as she is a fiddler. |
A great case for "less is more" from the most popular classical composer alive .Spiegel It may sound easy but it is very difficult to play . https://youtu.be/FZe3mXlnfNc?t=4 |
No, I haven’t heard him on either Sibelius Jim. Will get after him on that and LvB . Been on a Part , Byrd and Du Fay binge lately . I've always liked Part , but never knew he had a piece with a Scottish tinge . Takes a few listens to get it IMO . https://youtu.be/x3Y77YHGakQ?t=3 |