Vanessa-Mae started her career as a violin prodigy at age 10. Now, as an adult, she successfully straddles the worlds of classical and popular music. This has made her a sensation, but judging from this disc, the publicity surrounding her has nothing to do with either music or her playing. She is clearly a very talented violinist. Her technique is solid, sometimes even brilliant, but it's so old-fashioned that one cannot tell whether she slides so much because she likes it or because she can't find better fingerings, and her vibrato only gets wider when she tries to make it more intense. Her approach to the music is idiosyncratic, but shows no personal involvement or romantic feeling. The Brahms Scherzo and Bruch's

Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: I. Preludio
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: II. Loure
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeu
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: VI. Bourree
Partita No. 3 In E For Solo Violin BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
Scherzo In C Minor For Violin And Piano
Romance No. 2 In F For Violin And Orchestra Op. 50
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: 1st Movement - Introduction - Grave
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: Adagio Cantabile (On 'Thro' The Wood, Laddie' - 'Auld Rob Morris')
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: 2nd Movement - Allegro (On 'Hey The Dusty Miller')
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: 3rd Movement - Adagio
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: Andante Sostenuto (On 'I'm A-Doun For Lack O' Johnnie')
Scottish Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra: 4th Movement - Finale - Allegro Guerriero (On 'Scots Wha Hae')
I'm a-doun For Lack O'Johnnie (A Little Scottish Fantasy)