It is particularly instructive, following the terrific studio recordings of the concertos by Mendelssohn (and Brahms), to hear the exciting live concert recording made in Stuttgart a few years later with the chief conductor of the RSO, Hans Müller-Kray (1959) and appreciate what a phenomenal violinist Johanna Martzy was, without any thought of grandstanding or pretension, always authentic, fully emphatic and with a select, cultivated taste. - Christoph Schlüren The young Ida Haendel was technically on top form in Stuttgart in 1953-55 when she broadcast the Mendelssohn Concerto under the baton of Hans Müller-Kray, her approach, as ever, sweet-toned, fiery... always her intimitable self. - Gramophone
Tracklist
Side A Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 I Allegro molto Appassionato II Andante III Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
Side B Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 I Allegro molto Appassionato II Andante III Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
PERFORMERS Johanna Martzy, Ida Haendel, violin Hans Müller-Kray, conductor Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
RECORDING INFORMATION Recording 05. 02. 1959, Liederhalle Stuttgart (Johanna Martzy), 10. 01. 1953, Sendesaal Villa Berg (Ida Haendel) Sound Engineer Hannes Staub Artistic Director Erich Prümmer (Johanna Martzy), Hr. Lichius
