Composer: Alban Berg, Wolfgang Rihm
Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: James Levine
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 200 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
# Violin Concerto
Composed by Alban Berg
with Anne-Sophie Mutter
# Gesungene Zeit, for violin & orchestra
Composed by Wolfgang Rihm
Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra
with Anne-Sophie Mutter
Conducted by James Levine
01. Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” – 1. Andante – Allegro
02. Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” – 2. Allegro – Adagio
03. “Gesungene Zeit” 1991/92 – Music for violin and orchestra – 1. Beginning: quasi senza
04. “Gesungene Zeit” 1991/92 – Music for violin and orchestra – 2. Takt 179: meno mosso
Awesome
I’m not given to exaggeration, but awesome is the only word that really fits the bill here. I’ve not been a particular fan of Mutter but here she is indisputably magnificent. The orchestra, under James Levine, are also truly extraordinary. Berg is rarely an easy listen but this is an exquisite work, which in my youth I would never have believed I would grow to love. With a performance as persuasive as this, it has not been hard to do so.
Muchas gracias Whatever.