2012 Violinist.com Tournament, Round 3, Day 1: Mendelssohn vs. Beethoven

March 28, 2012 at 7:53 PM

We have reached our Final Four in the Violin Concerto Tournament: the Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Sibelius and Tchaikovsky concertos!

Now the voting gets downright near-impossible; and yet, we all have our favorites. Be truthful! Share your favorites, your thoughts and your arguments.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto vs. Beethoven Violin Concerto

And for your listening pleasure, a few oldies but goodies:

Christian Ferras plays the Mendelssohn:

Jascha Heifetz plays the Beethoven:

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Beethoven all the way. I love the Heifetz video!!
I adore the mendelsohn - but yes, the beethoven is sublime. I can't see a way to vote against it.
This was the hardest choice yet. I love both, but not exactly for the same reasons.
That video of Heifetz playing the Big B is just ridiculously good. Go Beethoven!!!

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