Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D/ Various - Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D

Limited Edition, 2 LPs. Re-released in DG's 2015 Classic Vinyl series, a "summit meeting of the world's greatest violinists" - is offered in the double LP of 1982 recordings from the Hubermann Festival in Tel Aviv, with not only Zukerman, Stern, Mintz and Perlman taking part, but also Ida Haendel and Ivry Gitlis. Presented in 180 g heavyweight vinyl pressing. Comparing styles and sounds. Mintz is bright and wiry; Perlman rich, brilliant and intense; Zukerman dark and suave; and Stern has that marvelous, warm, "old-school" sound with an almost vocal vibrato. And the violins of the Israel Philharmonic? They play as though every one of them could step up and take a solo, no doubt because having four luminaries on the stage made them want to give of their best.