Romberg: Violin Concertos

"A slightly older contemporary of Beethoven, Romberg has suffered the inevitable fate of being sidelined by musical history. The violin was his instrument, and at least 20 concertos are extant, with the musical language moving from the classical world of Mozart and Haydn to something more Beethovenian. Capriccio Barockorchester means business right from the tightly rhythmic opening of the Fourth Concerto..." - BBC Music