Ian Crisp <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Menuhin at no.6?? I don't wish to suggest the slightest disrespect for
>his work as a humanitarian or as an ambassador for other musical cultures,
>or even for some of his earlier performances, but every time I ever saw
>him (from around 1965 onwards) I felt his playing failed to live up to his
>reputation, sometimes by an embarrassingly large margin.  He would be hard
>pushed to get into my top 600.

Was it his technical prowess or his musicality? He remains one of my
favourite violinists.  Kreisler was also not technically all there late
in his life, but his musicianship is undeniable.

Derek