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There is no need to glorify Bach more than he has been glorified already. So the review is about the recording, the performer and the interpretation. Luckily, I have the same work recorded by Menuchin when he was very young (1935-6, I believe). Obviously, the quality of that recording is much less than this relatively late one. Nevertheless...Menuchin is always great, so the question how great he is here. Not being a professional musician, it seems that the late recording overdoes the technical aspects over the interpretation and mood. Some pieces are played at a speed that would embarass Pagannini. The early recording has youthful freshness, while this one has the maturity but for me, lacks charm. Despite everything said so far, it is a great performance, but in my opinion inferior to Heifetz, Milstein, or Sheryng, and even more to his own 20 years earlier. Nevertheless, for the Bach violin lovers, a definite must!Read full review