David Bresch asked: >Can anyone recommend a classic recording of this work, hopefully >with all five movements? I have a five-movement version by Arthur Grumiaux with the Lamoureux conducted by Manuel Rosenthal. If anyone knows how this music should go, they would and, IMHO, did. The CD also contains those other French rarities, Saint-Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso and Havanaise, Chausson's Poeme and Ravel's Tzigane, nearly 78' of music at Naxos price. Recordings date from 1963 and 1966. This is on an Australian Philips Eloquence release and may not be available in this coupling elsewhere. For those budget-conscious collectors - and isn't that most of us? - the Eloquence series has been available in Australia for quite some time, and some have had a mention or three in posts. From what little I've seen of the UK and German Eloquence releases, the cover art is different and AFAIK the versions available are too, so it can't be assumed that a particular Eloquence CD will be available worldwide. Is there a US equivalent yet? Gramophone reported the Eloquence series as going for Naxos's jugular. In this country at least, Eloquence is almost exclusively standard repertoire with the occasional surprise such as Bloch's Voice in the Wilderness. What I find increasingly attractive about Naxos is the unusual material it's releasing, many in first recordings, and I suspect many other listers have similar feelings. There's room for both and, dare I say it, Gramophone has missed the point. Richard Pennycuick [log in to unmask]