My niches tend to be related to studying a composer or a piece.  For
example, I now have almost everything ever recorded by Martinu (in fact
I have more recordings of his music than any composer).  I am currently
studying Beethoven's Violin Concerto.  In addition to pulling out what
I have I added Perlman's recording with Giulini.  I have listened to
Milstein, Menuhin (Furtwangler) and Hahn so far.  I am adding Oistrakh
when I get it.  So far I have discovered that the most sensual recording
is by Hahn.  The Menuhin is a serious disappointment (that thin, scrawny
sound following Furtwangler's almost Brucknarian lead is enough to make
me turn it off immediately).  Milstein is the most aristocratic (and I
like this own cadenzas).

Stumpf

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