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Beethoven - Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven
RecommendedGidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Another absorbing set, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt bringing his impeccable, historically-informed sensibilities to the modern instruments of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Eroica is mightily... —
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Two Romances
James Ehnes (violin)
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
The warmth and sweetness of James Ehnes’s tone stand him in very good stead, and his pianissimo playing conveys an admirable sense of mystery. He’s greatly helped by having a sympathetic fellow-violinist... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2017, Editor's Choice
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New. Nikolaus Harnoncourt: The Complete Teldec Recordings
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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28 CDs + DVD Video
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Romances Nos. 1 & 2
Henryk Szeryng (violin)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
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David Oistrakh plays Bach, Brahms & Tchaikovsky Violin Concertos
RecommendedDavid Oistrakh (violin), with Igor Oistrakh (violin)
Wiener Symphoniker, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden
Eugene Goossens, Franz Konwitschny
Few violinists could perform with such overwhelmingly beautiful sound, power and absolute technical security. —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, etc.
RecommendedThomas Zehetmair (violin)
Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Brüggen
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Building a Library, September 2003, First Choice
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, etc.
Gidon Kremer (violin)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Gidon Kremer offers one of his most commanding performances, both polished and full of flair, magnetically spontaneous from first to last.
Rarely do you hear such consistently pure tone in this... —Purchase product
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Two Romances
Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin), David Oistrakh (violin)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Berlin Philharmonic, Eugene Goossens & Eugen Jochum
technically the best stereo version in the catalogue ... slow-movement cadenza is rather good, with its hint of the finale theme just before the end ... after the second cadenza in the finale,... —
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David Zinman conducts Beethoven
RecommendedRuth Ziesak (soprano), Birgit Remmert (contralto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Detlef Roth (bass), Yefim Bronfman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin), Truls Mork (cello), Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Schweizer Kammerchor, David Zinman
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Building a Library, September 2015, Recommendation also available in collected editions
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Special offer. David Oistrakh
David Oistrakh, with Igor Oistrakh, Yehudi Menuhin (violins)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Aleksander Orlov
