BRAHMS AND MENDELSSOHN: VIOLIN CONCERTOS - ARTHUR GRUMIAUX, ROYAL PHILHARMONIC

[Brahms] “recordings are excellent, Grumiaux’s playing and interpretation equal any I have ever heard . . . balance between soloist and orchestra is natural, no praise is too high for interpretation - a most lyrical performance, full of beauty"
" [Mendelssohn] “these performances are among the best and Grumiaux’s playing has his usual purity of style and instinctive musicianship to commend it.”
[Corelli] : “a glorious tone, and he infuses Corelli's beautiful slow movements with warm lyricism ... difficult to resist such beauty” -- Gramophone (all quotes)

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 [25:56]
1. I. Allegro molto appassionato 12:00
2. II. Andante 7:28
3. III. Allegro molto vivace 6:27

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 [38:26]
4. I. Allegro non troppo 21:53
5. II. Adagio 8:44
6. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco più presto 7:48

BONUS TRACK
7. Corelli: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.5 No.12 “La Folia” 11:44
with Riccardo Castagnone (piano)