The German composer Max Bruch wasn't quite a one-hit wonder, but even he expressed annoyance at the fact that his Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, thoroughly surpassed his other two. The Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44, was identified with the violinist Pablo de Sarasate, who commissioned the work to be written to an extensive program; after Sarasate's death, people lost interest in trying to follow the program (you'd never guess that the work depicts the Spanish Carlist civil wars of the 19th century), ...
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The German composer Max Bruch wasn't quite a one-hit wonder, but even he expressed annoyance at the fact that his Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, thoroughly surpassed his other two. The Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44, was identified with the violinist Pablo de Sarasate, who commissioned the work to be written to an extensive program; after Sarasate's death, people lost interest in trying to follow the program (you'd never guess that the work depicts the Spanish Carlist civil wars of the 19th century), and the work dropped out of the repertory. Its revival began with its world premiere recording by Jascha Heifetz in the 1950s, and a careful performance of the work that makes space for its gorgeous melodies reveals it as the equal of the Violin Concerto No. 1. That's exactly what it gets here from British violinist Jack Liebeck and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the indefatigable Martyn Brabbins. You could sample the middle movement (track 2) with its instrumental...
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