As a break from my
current wall-to-wall Haydn listening (twelve more recordings
of the symphonies on the way via Amazon), I had a sudden urge to
listen to Camille Saint-Saëns' three violin concertos. Why on
earth they are not played and heard regularly I cannot imagine. One
of the mysteries of musical taste and fashion. I listened to the
three concertos today played by Fanny Clamagirand, a superb
French violinist. First class music. First class playing from
Clamagirand. Excellent back-up from the Finnish orchestra. First
class recording and price from Naxos. For what more can one ask?
Frequently my family members comment on my enormous collection of
recordings: “Do you really listen to them all?” No, I do not. But
it is marvellous that, when suddenly some whim comes into my head, I
can head off to my shelves and find the recording that is buzzing
through my brain.
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