Just looking for a Mahler 2 1st movement to settle down with, I skimmed through Fischer, Gergiev, Solti, Abbado, Somone Young, Tennstedt and (to my surprise) settled down with this one ...



Yoiks - Haitink on top form.

Then a craving for Vitali's violin chaconne. Surprisingly few recordings around for this amazing work. I can't abide Heifetz, but came across this.


-- Stunning.

Which led me on to try a few other albums of Vitali's music. Lots of good stuff around, but this was a major discovery.


-- this has made it to my Desert Island|Disc pile in one giant leap!
The Chaconne is here, but not as good as the previous mentioned - the rest of the music is pure delight in its variety and invention.