Saturday, March 29, 2014

Shostakovich violin concerto #1 & Prokofiev violin concerto #2 (Vadim Repin, Kent Nagano, Halle Orchestra)

According to Jarrod, who passed on this cd to me some time back, essentially the two best violin concertos of the 20th century - and he'd probably know. Anyway, these are both very exciting! Best when listened to loud. Each fits together as a whole but the drama and fire of the 3rd movement of the Shostakovich and the 2nd of the Prokofiev stand out.