Brahms had hoped to write another violin concerto after hearing a performance by 13-year-old prodigy Bronislaw Huberman in 1896, but he died the following year.
Performer Biography
Oscar Shumsky, the violinist on this album, was called 'the most astounding genius I have ever heard' by conductor Leopold Stokowski at a young age.
Recording & Production
This recording of Brahms's Violin Concerto was made in 1984 but was never commercially released until nearly four decades later.
Recording & Production
The session tapes for this Brahms Concerto remained unedited at Oscar Shumsky's home for years and were only rediscovered after his death in 2000.
Performer Biography
Uri Segal, the conductor, won first prize in the 1969 Dimitri Mitropoulos Conducting Competition in New York City and later served as Leonard Bernstein's assistant.
Composition History
Brahms's Violin Concerto was premiered on New Year's Day 1879 in Leipzig, with the Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim as soloist and Brahms himself conducting.
Recording & Production
Oscar Shumsky, the violinist, waived his fee for the concert in Marl, Germany, to cover the recording costs of this album.
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