MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (with Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor)

The supreme violinist of his generation - declared a talent "born once in a hundred years" by his first teacher - Maxim Vengerov both embodies and renews the great Russian tradition in the mastery of his instrument. This collection - with Rostropovich, and, Abbado, documents Vengerov's achievements over the first decade-and-a-half of his international career. As the New York Times wrote of his Sibelius: "Not even Heifetz ... achieved the fevered pitch that stamps Mr. Vengerov's performance from end to end."

"Vengerov and Rostropovich take an unashamedly epic, wide-open-steppes view of Prokofiev's First Concerto. His tone is gloriously rich, every note hit dead centre....this is an extremely fine disc and comes thoroughly recommended." Gramophone