Since you are interested in Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 3 K216 & No 5 K219 (rec 1978) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] "This is where Mutter's recording career and relationship with DG all began: her first recording alongside Karajan, just one year after the maestro invited the young prodigy to work with him." Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 |
J.S. BACH / BRAHMS / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Bach/Brahms/Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos David Oistrakh, Igor Oistrakh (violins) / Wiener Symphoniker / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Staatskapelle Dresden [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 2 CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "strong, warm performances which bring out both the sweetness and purity of Oistrakh's playing" (Gramophone) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for violin solo BWV 1001-1006 Nathan Milstein (violin) [ Deutsche Gramophon Originals / 2 CD - released 24/May/2004 ] "This is a magnificent set by any standard" - Records and Recording |
SARASATE / WIENIAWSKI / TARTINI / RAVEL / MASSENET / FAURE
Carmen-Fantasy Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "These are largely encore pieces, designed to bewitch the listener with breathtaking violin wizardry. And its no surprise that many of these pieces were written by virtuoso violinists." (Good-Music-Guide) |
J.S. BACH
Violin Sonatas and Partitas Arthur Grumiaux (violin) Egida Giordani Sartori (harpsichord) [ Philips Originals / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] 1001 Recordings to hear before you die - "Grumiaux comes closer than any other violinist I have heard to an ideal performance ..There is a kind of honesty to Bach's intentions here...that I find deeply impressive and often very exciting." Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Water Music (Complete) / Music for the Royal Fireworks Simon Standage (violin) Elizabeth Wilcock (violin) / The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock [ Archiv Originals / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "It is highly unlikely that George I ever witnessed performances matching up to this one." Gramophone, January 1984, reviewing the Water Music |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CESAR FRANCK
Brahms / Franck: Chamber Music Itzhak Perlman (violin) Barry Tuckwell (horn) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] 'Perlman is among the sweetest of violinists, as Ashkenazy is among the most fluent of pianists; in this work the combination is a formidable one...an absolutely equal partnership between violin and piano' Gramophone May 1969 |
CESAR FRANCK
Franck: Violin Sonata in A (with Szymanowski - Mythen) Kaja Danczowska (violin) / Krystian Zimerman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 18/Mar/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - "There is a sense of rapture here that is totally persuasive, and Krystian Zimerman plays with a virtuosity and imagination that silence criticism. An indispensable... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / SIBELIUS
Violin Concertos Kyung Wha Chung (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] 'Kyung Wha Chung's earlier recording of the Tchaikovsky Concerto with Previn conducting has remained one of the strongest recommendations for a much-recorded work ...With Previn a most sympathetic and responsive accompanist, this has warmth,... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Violin Concerto (with Encores by Geminiani, Kodaly, Liszt, Milstein, Mussorgsky, etc) Nathan Milstein (violin) / Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado / with Georges Pludermacher (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2006 ] "A highly distinguished performance, very well accompanied. Bright, clean and clear sound." - Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Fantasia para un gentilhombre / etc Pepe Romero (guitar) Augustin Leon Ara (violin) Christine Pendrill (cor anglais) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] A classic Rodrigo recording, featuring his two most popular concertante works - at mid-price for the first time. |