Anne-Sophie Mutter: Penderecki – Violin Concerto no. 2 “Metamorphosen” (FLAC)

Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki, Bela Bartok
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1 CD
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 254 MB
Recovery: +3%
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# Violin Concerto No. 2 (“Metamorphosen”)
Composed by Krzysztof Penderecki
with Anne-Sophie Mutter

# Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76, BB 85
Composed by Bela Bartok
with Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis

01. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 1. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 2. Allegretto
03. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 3. Molto
04. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 4. Vivace
05. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 5. Scherzando
06. Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 – 6. Andante con moto
07. Sonata No.2 for violin & piano, Sz.76 – 1. Molto moderato
08. Sonata No.2 for violin & piano, Sz.76 – 2. Allegretto

WOW – A Revelation

I was familiar with some of Penderecki’s earlier works of which were much more atonal than the later – he made a change in the 1970’s. I quote from a reviewer (Nicholas Reyland) who describes Penderecki’s later music as “The music firmly posits itself in a tradition stretching from Brahms through Bruckner, Mahler, Wagner and Sibelius to Shostakovich, and now to Penderecki.”
I am blown away by this composition and performance. I am still digesting the performance, but it is colorful, tragic, meaningful, and so on. Penderecki uses clearly recognizable themes througout the composition that are interesting (for me) to follow. The performance by Mutter is intesley passionate, soulful and masterful. The composition has much color and drama.
I highly recommend this recording!