Best Samuel Barber Violin Concerto

I heard this played today and loved it. What are some of the best regarded recordings of this piece available. Thanks

ecka07-10-2009 12:00pm

uru975 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 684 posts 07-10-2009 at 04:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here's one vote for Isaac Stern with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. First performance recorded in stereo. Absolutely glorious. Maybe a little forward in presentation but the playing is on a grand scale.
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rcprince Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,073 posts 07-10-2009 at 05:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Stern's is probably generally viewed as the best interpretation, though the sonics are not the best. I also like Bobby McDuffie's version on Telarc, but he's a friend and client of mine, so I'm prejudiced. I'm not quite as turned off by Hahn's playing as Dpatrick, but I have heard her play it live and felt she was fine as a technical matter but seemed to lack the emotion that this piece requires--perhaps that will come over time.