This album, recorded in 1972, was the first of many collaborations between Itzhak Perlman and André Previn for EMI.
Composition History
Max Bruch, the composer, wrote two other violin concertos besides his popular Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26, but neither achieved the same level of popularity.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features a photo of André Previn conducting violinist Itzhak Perlman and the London Symphony Orchestra during a recording session.
Performer Biography
Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, and André Previn, the conductor, collaborated on many recordings, with their first joint production dating back to 1968.
Composition History
The Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64, is actually his second violin concerto; his first was a very early work rediscovered much later by Yehudi Menuhin in 1951.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Studio No.1, Abbey Road, London, on November 27 and 28, 1972.
