The distinctive character of each of Prokofiev’s violin concertos seems rooted in its genesis: the first, nervy and iconoclastic, coincided with the Russian Revolution; the second, more sober and expansively lyrical, dates from 1935, when Prokofiev was preparing a permanent return to his native country.

Disc 1
01 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: I. Andantino  - Itzhak Perlman/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
02 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)  - Itzhak Perlman/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
03 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19: III. Moderato  - Itzhak Perlman/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
04 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato  - Itzhak Perlman/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
05 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai - Allegretto  - Itzhak Perlman/BBC Symphony Orchestra/Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
06 Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63: III. Allegro ben marcato  - Itzhak Perlman