Gerhard Griesel wrote:

> The CD also contains Lalo's Symphony Espagnole Op. 21.  Be forwarned:
> This is not a symphony.  It is actually a violin concerto, and, like all
> violin concertos, pretty boring stuff.

Don't you think this is a blatant over-generalisation?  I can think of
any number of violin concertos which are far from "pretty boring stuff".

Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Bach's 2 and the double, Beethoven, Brahms,
Elgar, Shostakovich just off the top of my head.

deryk
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