Building a Library: Dvorak: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53
Reviewer - Anthony Burton
First Choice: Isabelle Faust (violin), The Prague Philharmonia, Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)
(Recorded 2003; c/w Piano Trio in F minor, Op.65)
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano)
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901833 (CD)
Mid-price & Historic Choice: Josef Suk (violin), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl (conductor)
(Recorded 1960; c/w Romance in F minor for Violin & Orchestra, Op.11; SUK Fantasia in G minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op.24)
SUPRAPHON SU3668-2 (CD, mid-price) (Volume 8 of the Ancerl ‘Gold Edition’)
CD Review BAL Catalogue Data bal.dvorak:
bal.dvorak.violin.concerto.op.53
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BUILDING A LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION:
DVORAK Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op.53
Reviewer: Anthony Burton
First Choice:
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