Max Bruch resented that his First Violin Concerto (of three) achieved widespread fame while the rest of his output was largely neglected. But with its brooding melodies, unusual form, and joyous ...

Guest conductor Xian Zhang and violinist Maxim Vengerov perform Max Bruch’s 1866 G minor Violin Concerto with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Robert W. Hart / Special Contributor Composed over eight ...

Perfection is an over-rated virtue in classical music. It means no risks were taken, no passions revealed. All you can do is admire the dazzling virtuosity and the music’s perfectly licked surface.

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We asked one of the world’s great virtuosos: what are the five most difficult violin pieces of all time? Violin virtuoso Maxim Vengerov, Classic FM’s Artist in Residence, reveals the five pieces he ...

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Some composers have had to live in the shadow of a great predecessor, most famously Brahms, looking over his shoulder at Beethoven. But Max Bruch lived his long life in the shadow of one of his own ...