Brahms and Berg: Violin Concertos – review

Capuçon/Vienna PO/Harding(Virgin Classics)One outstanding version of Berg's Violin Concerto has already appeared this year, Isabelle Faust's performance with Claudio Abbado and the Orchestra Mozart, which was paired with Beethoven's concerto. Renaud Capuçon opts for another of the Berg's great 19th-century predecessors, with a gorgeously expansive account of the Brahms, allowing the long-limbed melodies in the first two movements all the space they need. Just occasionally it all becomes a bit ...

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