BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 4; Violin Concerto Mischa Elman (violin); London Philharmonic Orchestra/georg Solti

Eloquence 480 6595 (1950) 78:10 mins

Mischa Elman’s mellifluous, expressively generous, expansive style and the driven, fiercely literal young Georg Solti are a weird mismatch in the Violin Concerto. The Symphony is exciting, in a ruthless kind of way.