Thursday 4 April 2013

Sibelius - Violin Concerto [Zukerman/ Barenboim-London Philharmonic Orchestra] 

As i was listening to this, i thought 'this is my most favourite Violin Concerto', and quite possibly it is, it's truly a work of genius, when i first heard it, all the different elements sounded as if they were glued together and you could easily see the seams, now i feel that the whole thing sounds as if it's carved from one lump, this disc has got some tremendous play in my Blog [17th May 2012 & 10th April 2011].

Pinchas Zukerman is from Israel, though now he lives in North America, he's now 64 years old, he recorded this work in 1975, the front cover photograph is one of the most stunning visual discs i own [photo by Gerd Weissing], a sunburst from behind a cloud, the dappled light on the water, and the gorgeous colours, it actually looks like a Sibelius landscape!, also the box with the lettering, and the logo top left, add a nice splash of colour, the final product is truly stunning.