Title: Fantastic violinist
Review: Simply put, this violinist is phenomenal.I had the honor of playing with him quite recently when he was 82 years old. I have never heard anyone breeze through the 3rd movement of the Tchaikowsky like this man. Simply unbelievable.Of course, if it was just about speed, he wouldn't be the violinist that he is. Gitlis is one of the most impassioned musicians I can think of, whose love and mastery for the violin does not overshadow his ability to serve the music.Is he the best in all of these concertos? Such a concept is incorrect in the first place, since there can be no "best" interpretation. Is this set worth being a part of anyone's music collection? Undoubtedly.Incidentally, Amazon France has many more of his CD's, including the one with Martha Argerich mentioned in another review. Gitlis enjoys a good deal more fame in France anyway (it is his home, after all), but one wishes these CD's would be made available for those of us in the US.
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