"This may simply be a matter of personal taste but I found little to enjoy in its Eduard Lassen's 1888 Concerto procession of unmemorable, wishy-washy themes ... Far better is the 1894 concerto by (Ludwig) Phiipp Scharwenka ... The final item is the slight, short single-movement concerto by Rued Langgaard ... having the additional interest of a prominent piano part. With Roth at his most sweetly persuasive and the BBC Scottish SO offering incisive, idiomatic accompaniment under Antony Hermus, this might just be enough to tip the balance in favour of one of Hyperion's less compelling releases"

"Extreme liebt er nicht, manchmal würde man sich ein wenig mehr Leuchtkraft wünschen - wobei dieser nicht strahlend ausgebreitete, sondern diskret verinnerlichte Wohllaut wiederum sehr gut zum Orchester passt"

Vurdering: 4/5

"Editor's choices - May 2019: 22 volumes in, this is the most immediately appealing instalment of Hyperion's venerable Romantic Violin Concerto series I've heard to date - the ebullient, tuneful opening of Eduard Lassen's D major Concerto from 1888 put a smile on all my colleagues' faces on a stuffy Friday afternoon, and the lovely cantabile slow movement of the Scharwenka (composed six years later) lodged itself firmly in my head after just one listening. Langgaard's much later single-movement work (clocking in at just ten minutes) is also a treat, particularly the sparkling sparring between soloist and piano"

"Edouard Lassen was born in Copenhagen, but his parents moved to Brussels when he was three. His violin concerto was composed in 1888 whilst he was Liszt's successor at Weimar ... His Scharwenka G major Violin Concerto ... I do not find it as melodically interesting as the Lassen, though it is pleasing on the ear ... Ruud Langgaard's 10-minute Violin Concerto is one of his works that need instill no wariness in the listener ... This CD is the 22nd in Hyperion's Romantic Violin Concerto series, and is presented with that company's usual thorough documentation and excellent recording and performances"

"Recommended: The recording is well matched with artistry that flickers, surges and pursues a legato path and that extends to all the musicians and technicians involved. These qualities illuminate generously romantic works that otherwise have sunk in Housman's terms "far past the plunge of plummet""

"Hyperion's Romantic Violin Concerto series is in full swing, and this latest instalment is a winner ... Throughout, Linus Roth is the master of his craft, at-one with the three Concertos, and benefiting from alert and sympathetic support from Antony Hermus and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, all rounded by Andrew Keener's exemplary production, Simon Eadon's first-class sound and an informative booklet note"

"There's more captivating playing from violinist Linus Roth on volume 22 in Hyperion's Romantic Violin Concerto series ... Langgard's is a single-movement piece from 1943, nostalgically recalling an earlier age of compositional innocence. Lassen's is more muscular, but overflowing with delightful melodies ... Roth plays with almost missionary zeal, he and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, under Antony Hermus, making a convincing case for these works to be more widely performed"