I've been playing the First Concerto all morning. The two Kogan performances sound 'right' to me, compromised by the live sound. The Masur recording is too schmaltzy for my taste. I have come back to the Sitkovetsky/ Davis recording which came out at the same time as the Mordkovitch. This is infinitely more affecting and moving than the bloated woe is me Mordkovich. I did try to relisten to her recording this morning, found the conducting a real let down, everything is glib and I simply could not get through to the end of the Passacaglia. Yesterday I played Mullova/Previn. That is a stunning interpretation as well. The Tetzlaff recording is sensational, but once again, the Passacaglia is too schmaltzy.
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