From a live performance in 1949 but Danish Radio only had one recorder so seconds were missing at each side change . These have been filled ,almost imperceptibly from his 1942 studio recording .Both Robert Matthew Walker in IRR and Rob Cowan in Gramophone have raved about this record .
With good reason - it is a quite stupendous performance . Terrific momentum , with pretty fast speeds for the old days and oh what beautiful playing from Busch - and such an exciting account from the very first bar . His own cadenzas are different but interesting.
The Larghetto is immensely moving , the finale a wonderful romp . It is one of those rare records that you want to shout about !
Right into the premier league of Beethoven Violin Concertos for me - with Menuhin/Furtwangler in 1947 and Perlman/Giulini .
As much as I rate Oistrakh,Faust,Hahn,Francescatti ,Haendel,Stern,Heifetz,Kreisler and Huberman's accounts - they were always my top two and this one joins it .
Buy Buy Buy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With good reason - it is a quite stupendous performance . Terrific momentum , with pretty fast speeds for the old days and oh what beautiful playing from Busch - and such an exciting account from the very first bar . His own cadenzas are different but interesting.
The Larghetto is immensely moving , the finale a wonderful romp . It is one of those rare records that you want to shout about !
Right into the premier league of Beethoven Violin Concertos for me - with Menuhin/Furtwangler in 1947 and Perlman/Giulini .
As much as I rate Oistrakh,Faust,Hahn,Francescatti ,Haendel,Stern,Heifetz,Kreisler and Huberman's accounts - they were always my top two and this one joins it .
Buy Buy Buy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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