专辑简介

I honestly have not listened to any of the other concertos besides the Schumann, yet. Bell's performance of the latter is just remarkable. It is difficult to find a decent performance of this work, because it is thought to be deficiently composed. It is certainly not the violin equivalent of the piano concerto. But it is a fascinating and thoughtful work, which obviously takes great skill and patience to pull off without moments of dragging. One is tempted to call it a deliberate 'anti-concerto.' If so, then what does it fail at? Schumann was a little nutty, you know, and perhaps this work gives us insights into his struggles. Yet, above all, there are many moments of sublime beauty, some which are really quite extraordinary, that Bell tastefully articulates. Recording quality, etc., all good.