The opening cut, George Gershwin's I Loves You, Porgy, is exquisitely tranquil and songful, and the 10 tracks that follow are no less tender.
His fledgling work, songful and ironic (in a jocular funeral march on the round Frere Jacques), gets a rousing first recording.
The songful style that marks Menotti's operas was apparent in the concerto, and its easygoing expression was well suited to Zimbalist's delicate tone and refined phrasing.
Joshua Bell Teams Up With the Mostly Mozart Orchestra The violinist Joshua Bell performed Tchaikovsky's flamboyant showpiece, the songful Violin Concerto in D, with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra on Wednesday night.
Aug. 22, 2013 - New York Times