11th January 2006, Birmingham (of all places). Leila Josefowicz played the first Shostakovich violin concerto with the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sakari Oramo. The event was captured and the CD issued coupled with Josefowicz (this time with John Novacek) playing Shostakovich's violin & piano sonata. By any estimation, a Great Recording of the Century (which means, being issued by the American Warner group, it is probably now deleted). I have 42 versions of my favourite violin concerto (including several by Oistrakh, Kogan and Repin ... and even one other by Josefowicz). But this, to my mind, will always remain the greatest.
Why did not Josefowicz go on to make other truly great recordings? No answer. But at least we have here the two Shostakovich works in hors concours performances.
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Josefowicz is the best violinist around - my favorite, in any case.
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