
On "repeat" today a new recording of the Sibelius Violin Concerto by young Norwegian Henning Kraggerud wonderfully playing a violin made for his countryman, the 19th century virtuoso Ole Bull, who was also an ardent patriot and promoter of Norwegian culture. The CD also has a concerto & a "romance" by Norwegian composer Christian Sinding, of whom I hope to hear more on this. But I like Romantic concerti generally lately--they all seem to be so unaffectedly about me.
