Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in a minor, op. 102
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Janos Starker, cello
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ferec Fricsay, conductor
Tragic Overture, op. 81
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Loren Maazel, conductor
These are older recordings reissued by Deutsche Grammophon primarily because of the work of Starker and Fricsay (1962) and Maazel (1959) although every musician was outstanding throughout both performances. The only shortcoming is the work of the recording engineers because they placed the orchestra's microphones too far away in fear of saturating their tapes. Starker's microphone is especially intimate and both soloists deliver an extraordinarily subtle performance.
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Brahms Double Concerto
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