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Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Sergei Prokofiev. Recorded at Benwaldhallen, Stockholm, June 1986 Producer : Sten Andersson Recording Engineer : Olle Bolander Digital Editing : Uta Ruscher. From the original masters of Warner Music. Direct metal mastering by Thomas Ölscher at Railroad Tracks Studios. 180g audiophile virgin vinyl pressed by Pallas Group GmbH in Germany. First time ever on vinyl records. What most astonished was the sheer facility of the 82-year-old violinist’s playing; its agility, quick reflexes and tonal lustre... it is without doubt the pre-eminent recorded example of a great violinist giving of his best in old age. The Kreutzer Sonata is dapper, suave and tirelessly athletic: the first movement’s central development has real drama and temperament, the variations have plenty of colourful ikncident and the finale gallops along energetically. The Handel Sonata is cool and tastefully moulded; the Bach Chaconne, endlessly resourceful and superbly built. This is very much the Milstein of old – a highly cultivated artist and a supremely accomplished violinist. The sound is admirably clear – Gramophone

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