Which is more accurate: digital or vinyl?

Digital is but a sample of the sound.
Analog is the entire sound.

Question about digital sampling. The missing information from the digital samples must be added by the play back component, correct? When recording say a violin, is the first sample taken at the start of a note played and does it also sample at the very end of the note regardless of the samples in between? If it does not then how can digital play back components perform proper decay and bloom of the music played regardless of the sample rate?
I know nothing about digital recording but feel it is missing the soul and heart of the music IMO.

If I sit and play an instrument for recording purposes onto an analog tape I will record all that I play. Is this also true for digital recording or is the device recording parts of the sound (sampling) I am playing and the computer puts it together sort of like digital morphing of one image to another. If it is the latter then why call it a sample you are just asking for trouble and confusion.