Beethoven: Violin Concerto (CBS Great Performances)

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Isaac Stern (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Isaac Stern
• Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025M6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,477 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Contemporary
  • #36 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Violin
  • #68 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General AAS

Customer Reviews

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Stern, Brilliant Bernstein, July 25, 2000

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Robert Macedo-Alves (Madeira, Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Violin Concerto (CBS Great Performances) (Audio CD)

The duo Bernstein/Stern produced here one of the most intense recordings of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. There is an undescriptible feeling of warmth and joy in this recording. The performance is excellent and much better than the Karajan/Ferras or the Nigel Kennedy recordings (despite the slight bakground noise, perhaps due to the analogic source). I only gave it four stars because of this slight noise (mostly audible when listening to the recording with headphones)

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Performance, December 29, 2004

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Zhak - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Violin Concerto (CBS Great Performances) (Audio CD)

This one is the best peformance of the Beethoven violin concerto I have listened to, and I have listened to many. I own 4 of them, all played by well known violinists.
Stern is playing emotionally, yet with srong performance where needed. The NY Philharmonic sounds great with Bernstein.
Highly recommended!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A joy to the ears., May 3, 2008

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I. Smith "extraordinaire" (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beethoven: Violin Concerto (CBS Great Performances) (Audio CD)

This listen to this piece brings joy and memories that are undiscribable. I hope you all will enjoy as well.