From the first bars. Ricci's astonishingly assured combination of virtuosity and poetic sensibility erased my forebodings in regard to 'another' Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and held me in a state of admiration throughout a score which seems here so fresh and vivacious that it might have just been composed - and specifically for Ricci himself. His uncanny technical security has never been more electrifyingly demonstrated. Ricci is sure-handed. In both sides, the uncommonly transparent, delicately differentiated stereoism makes the most of the soloist's silken, varicolored tonal qualities. - Hi Fidelity

Ricci's warm tone and brilliant technique are well suited to the performance of these two concertos. He seems somewhat more at home in the Tchaikovsky, which he plays beautifully, though with the usual cuts in the last movement. In the Dvorak. Sargent accompanies well in both concertos, and the sound is faithful. - Hi-Fi Review

180g Audiophile Virgin Vinyl

Double LP

Recorded at Kingsway Hall 5, 6 & 11 1961

From the Original Analogue Masters of Universal Music

Audiophile Analogue Mastering by John Webber at Air Studios in London

Pressed at Optimal Media GmbH in Germany

Special 2 Records Version for Playback Sound Enhancement

Gatefold Jacket with Obi Strip

Import

Musicians

Ruggiero Ricci violin

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Malcolm Sargent conductor

Selections

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35

Side One:

1st mov. Allegro moderato

Side Two:

2nd mov. Canzonetta: andante -

3rd mov. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53

Side Three:

1st mov. Allegro ma non troppo

Side Four:

2nd mov. Adagio ma non troppo

3rd mov. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo