SIBELIUS: VIOLIN CONCERTO, 2 SERENADES (180g)

One of the most famous recordings of Polish-British-Canadian violinist Ida Haendel who passed away last year.After performing the Sibelius concerto in Helsinki in 1949 broadcasted on radio Ida Haendel received a letter from the composer: Please accept my most cordial thanks for your excellent performance of my Violin Concerto. You played it masterfully in every respect. I congratulate you upon the great success. But above all I congratulate myself that my Concerto has found an interpreter of your standard. This 1975 recording was made under the baton of Sibelius specialist Paavo Berglund.