[ Decca / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 20 August 1997
1998 Gramophone Concerto Winner - "Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded."
'Joshua Bell's passionate playing in the Barber, full of tender poetry, is well matched by the excellent orchestra, ripely and brilliantly recorded, with the soloist well forward but not aggressively so. This now takes pride of place.'
The Penguin Guide
This recording is listed in the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs as one of the key recordings every collection should have. It also won the Gramophone Award for best concerto recording in 1998.
BARBER:
Violin Concerto
BLOCH:
Baal Shem
WALTON:
Violin Concerto