Pinchas Zukerman, Jos‚ Luis Garcia (in D minor concerto); English Chamber Orchestra. RCA Red Seal 60718-2-RC [with Concerto in G minor, BWV 1056] (recorded 1990)
Pinchas Zukerman’s accounts are appealing for their emphasis on line and phrasing, and for their restraint. They are intelligently drawn, though a little drawn out (and Russianized, with un-idiomatic slides) in some of the slow tempos; there is also a tendency to hasten a little in the Allegros. But most of the time, in spite of his urge to keep a high expressive profile, Zukerman is able to scale down his sound and gestures to fit the music. The Largo of the D minor concerto is especially lovely. The recording is an excellent one, with the soloists ever so slightly forward. – Ted Libbey, author of The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection.
