Superb rendition of this remarkable double concerto. Great work by Zubin, rhe orchestra & wonderful soloists! Thanks for the post! Jamshed Delvadavala, Mumbai.
Oistrakh & Fournier with Philharmonia for my money. Mehta always too rushed like he couldn’t wait to get a cab to get home. It felt like there were no breaths, pauses; the music luxuriates but these technically polished excellent musicians gave this monumental masterpiece short shrift. Way too stingy. So 21st century!
Fair point, I would blame at least some of that on what seems to be lack of rehearsal time. The soloists played great but didn't seem comfortable with each other or the orchestra. I think in a dedicated recording project they would have much more room to really craft, instead of at a big old gala show!
This is probably a new default part of RU-vid, thanks for pointing us to this, We fix this in previous videos and will pay attention to the future, Have a pleasant listening!
I play classical music but I have no respect for such a disgraceful musician. Zukerman must stop making culturally insensitive and ignorant remarks to young musicians who are Asian or Asian descendants.