Béla Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin/Sonata No.1/Violin Concerto No.2/Contrasts (Naive Audio CD)

Laurent Korcia, violin
Michel Portal, clarinet
Jean Efflam Bavouzet, piano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor

“His recordings of Ysaye and Bartok make it clear: Laurent Korcia is an outstanding violinist. One of those whose passion and instinct just grab you from the very first bars. Just like those turn-of-the-century virtuosos, Elman, Heifetz, Ysaye or Kubelik, whose style, sound and vibrato were a real trademark, you can’t mistake Korcia for another. For this reason, he stands out among his contemporaries.” --Diapason