In its day and still today, Henryk Szeryng's 1958 recording of Brahms' Violin Concerto with the London Symphony under Pierre Monteux was and is as great a recording of the work as has ever been made. Szeryng's strong attack, superb technique, supple bow, full tone, and impeccable intonation was and is the match of any violinist. His interpretation of the Concerto is powerfully dramatic yet quintessentially lyrical, with every line sung and every phrase breathed. Monteux was one of the great conductors of the middle years of the twentieth century, but surrounded by so many other luminaries, Monteux' lamp was sometimes outshone. Nevertheless, Monteux' precise but passionate performance still sounds more accomplished and more soulful than most of the conductors on the podium today. With the virtuoso London Symphony Orchestra, Monteux creates an accompaniment for Szeryng that is completely accommodating but still richly symphonic. Together, they have created a performance emotionally satisfying and musically fulfilling, a performance among the finest ever recorded. The sound of BMG/JVC's remastering is superlative -- close, warm, deep, and real.