Review of Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Don't let the old dude on the cover put you off, this is a great classical album. Prokofiev's Violin Concerto 2 is fairly good, but I think it's the Violin Concerto 1 in D which is the stand-out here. Isaac Stern's violin dances and soars over the orchestra.. it certainly sounds like a challenge to play, but Stern handles it with ease. The third movement makes me think of a brilliant crimson autumn leaf being tumbled down a clear mountain stream. Really lovely.