Imagine my delight at discovering two Lalo violin concertos other than the spectacular Symphonie espagnole! Imagine my chagrin at hearing the Concerto in F major, a disjointed display of technique written expressly for de Sarasate. Olivier Charlier's anemic fiddling, often drowned out by the blaring BBC, was anything but complementary to this concerto. The Concerto russe fares better. Although only one recording producer and sound engineer are noted in the liner notes, I believe they were both taken out and shot between the two days of recording. The balance between the violinist and orchestra in the Concerto russe was grealy improved, and some saintly person involved in this recording got Charlier to play this piece entirely in tune. As for the Overture and Scherzo...they're swell, but really, who would buy this for those works?