The Earliest Concerto Recordings, Vol. 2

Johannes Brahms (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Pablo de Sarasate (Composer), Henri Vieuxtemps (Composer), William [composer] Walton (Composer), Henryk Wieniawski (Composer), Eugene Goossens (Conductor), John Barbirolli (Conductor), Sergey Koussevitzky (Conductor), Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Eugene Goossens, John Barbirolli, Sergey Koussevitzky
• Composer: Johannes Brahms, Sergey Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens, Pablo de Sarasate, Henri Vieuxtemps, et al.
• Audio CD (October 17, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WPQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #506,576 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Concerto In D, Op.77: Allegro ma non troppo

2. Concerto In D, Op.77: Adagio

3. Concerto In D, Op.77: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

4. Havanaise Op. 83

5. Introduction And Rondo Capriccioso

6. Concert No. 2, In G Minor, Op. 63: Allegro moderato

7. Concert No. 2, In G Minor, Op. 63: Andate assai

8. Concert No. 2, In G Minor, Op. 63: Allegro ben Mircato

Disc: 2

1. Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: Andante, Moderato, Cadenza

2. Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: Adagio religioso

3. Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: Scherzo. Trio

4. Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31: Finale marziale: Allegro

5. Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: Allegro Moderato

6. Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: Romance

7. Concerto No 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: Allegro con fuoco

8. Zigeunerweisen

9. Concerto in B Minor: Andante tranquilo

10. Concerto in B Minor: Pesto capriccioso alla napolitana

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars heifetz rocks, June 8, 2001

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This review is from: The Earliest Concerto Recordings, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

All I can say is "wow" to these classic heifetz performances. I don't have this particular CD release, but I have all of these performances on other CDs and LPs...If you haven't heard these, prepare to be amazed, particularly with the second CD which has the Walton Concerto, tailor-made for Heifetz, and it certainly has never been surpassed, not even with heifetz's later recording with the composer conducting. The brahms concerto is a great reading, as well as superb orcehstra work by the BSO with Koussevitzky. The Saint-Saens staples are magnificent, the Sarasate Zigeunerweisen impeccable, and the Wieniawksi and Vieuxtemps concertos will make one's jaw drop.