Arthur Grumiaux - Brahms & Mendellsohn Violin Concertos; Corelli La Follia (CD)

Iconic recordings of core Classical Repertoire Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink, Eduard van Beinum, Riccardo Castagnone (piano) - [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" (all: Gramophone)

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
2. Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
3. Corelli: Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La Folia)