Violin Concerto / Suite

Sibelius (Artist), Sinding (Artist), Perlman (Artist), Previn (Artist), Pittsburgh (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 25
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000002RNE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,826 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: 1. Allegro moderato

2. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: 2. Adagio di molto

3. Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47: 3. Allegro, ma non tanto

4. Suite for violin & orchestra (or piano) in A minor, Op. 10 ('Suite in the Old Style'): 1. Presto

5. Suite for violin & orchestra (or piano) in A minor, Op. 10 ('Suite in the Old Style'): 2. Adagio

6. Suite for violin & orchestra (or piano) in A minor, Op. 10 ('Suite in the Old Style'): 3. Tempo giusto

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best, January 10, 2000

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J. Buxton "cantabile" (Waltham, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Violin Concerto / Suite (Audio CD)

This is a fine performance, plenty of highlights from Perlman. I found it a bit difficult to hear the orchestral detail. I'm anxious to hear Perlman's mid-1960's recording with Leinsdorf and the Boston symphony set to be re-issued January 2000. However, there are three other recordings out there better than this Sibelius. Nigel Kennedy on EMI, Cho Liang-Lin on Sony, and Vadim Repin on Erato all seem to capture the mystery and Scandinavian feeling of the piece a little more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Upheaval, January 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Violin Concerto / Suite (Audio CD)

Perlman is flawless as always. I love this recording of the Sibelius and prefer it over Heifetz's. The brass section is particularly racous in the third movement.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic, yet exciting playing and great sound quality., January 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Violin Concerto / Suite (Audio CD)

I think the best sound quality is to be found on EMI's recordings from the early 1980's (e.g. this recording and Mutter's Bach CD). This is as live-sounding as an orchestral recording can get, even though it is not a live recording. Perlman takes it slow compared to Heifetz, but he gives you more feeling and nearly as much excitement. Too bad they didn't add more filler to the CD: Heitfetz's RCA comes with the Glazunov and the Prok. 2nd.