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Review title: Great Elgar, Not So Great Sibelius
Product review: This is a fine interpretation of Elgar's beautiful and difficult Violin Concerto. Kang handles the outer movements extremely adeptly and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra offers a wonderfully textured song-like performance of the main theme in the slow movement. There are bigger names (Menhuin, Heifetz, Hahn) who have recorded this Concerto, but Kang offers a serviceable if not splendid rendition of a long, difficult piece.As for the Sibelius Concerto, I thought that the opening was played well but it loses its energy along the way. The recording itself also leaves much to be desired, as the winds and brass are hardly audible in the slow movement. While it is not the best one I've heard, Kang does a decent job handling the technical intricacies of the piece. For more illustrious recordings of the Sibelius Concerto get the Heifetz or Oistrakh recordings. Overall, I thought this CD was quite good, especially considering the price.
