Albert Dietrich

[Alan Howe]

Thanks once again, Martin. This is late-ish Dietrich and shows what a powerful composer he remained. A really wonderful discovery.

[FBerwald]

Won't the Violin concerto benefit from another fresh recording. I absolutely love the piece.

[Alan Howe]

I agree 100%. Another recording (there have been two, I think) would be most welcome.

[FBerwald]

Which is the other one? I only know of the CPO version.

[Gareth Vaughan]

There was one on Koch Schwann, coupled with the Notturno for violin and orchestra by Joachim.

[Alan Howe]

Yes, the earlier release featured Hans Maile in a rather swifter performance with purer legato; however, the slower cpo performance makes the piece sound rather 'bigger'and certainly more passionate.

It's a wonderful piece, fully the equal of, say, Bruch's VC1. As has been said, it could really do with another recording.