Brahms - Violin Concerto [Zukerman/ Mehta-Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra]Brahms Violin Concerto again, i find this Concerto quite a warhorse, it's quite long [40 minutes], but not as long as Beethoven, a Concerto this long has to sustain your attention, so it better be good, it's not in the same vein as lighter / easier on the ear Concertos like Mendelssohn or Bruch, i find myself very much enjoying listening to different Violinists tackling this work.
I've already mentioned Pinchas Zuckerman in my Blog recently, but the conductor Zubin Mehta is Indian, something i didn't realize until only recently, i always thought he was Israeli or something, he's now 64 years old, this recording was made in 1994.
And again i have to admit i like the slow middle movement, it's the oboe that does it, why don't more Composers create Oboe Concertos?,
Here's Gidon Kremer playing the second movement on YouTube.
