Most notable on this CD is the incredible performance of the First Violin Concerto – arguably the best on record – by the young Dutch violinist, Jaap van Zweden.

The first-ever pairing of these two marvellous ‘Double’ Concertos on CD. The Brahms is a classic performance, gutsy as well as autumnal and the work comes from towards the end of the composer’s rich harvest. The Mendelssohn, by far the lesser-known of the two pieces, conversely comes from the beginning of his life – in […]