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 12:002. II. Andante 7:283. III. Allegro molto vivace 6:27 Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77 [38:26]4. I. Allegro non troppo 21:535. II. Adagio 8:446. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco più presto 7:48 BONUS TRACK7. Corelli: Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.5 No.12 “La Folia” 11:44 with Riccardo Castagnone (piano)