One of the first classical discs I ever purchased was Vengerov playing both the Shostakovich and Prokofiev 1st violin concertos under the guidance of the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. It came out in 1994 on Teldec and Gramaphone gave it some serious accolades. I've never really warmed up to either piece but I think Vengerov is certainly a wonderful musician. Alongside Annie Sophie Mutter and perhaps now Hilary Hahn he is considered one of the pre-eminent players of our time. About 5 years ago at the CD club Greg brought along the CD "Vengerov and Virtuosi" which like a box of chocolates has Vengerov playing some beautiful short pieces written for violin.

My personal favourite of his is a disc from 3 years ago, again with Rostropovich conducting, has Vengerov playing the Britten violin concerto and the Walton viola concerto. A terrific disc that everyone should rush out and purchase right away. His disc from 2002 which contains primarily the Ysaye violin sonatas is also very good.