Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Anne-Sophie Mutter
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 2 CD
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 675 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no
Disc 1:
01. Violin Concerto No.2 in D, K.211 – 1. Allegro moderato
02. Violin Concerto No.2 in D, K.211 – 2. Andante
03. Violin Concerto No.2 in D, K.211 – 3. Rondeau (Allegro)
04. Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat, K.207 – 1. Allegro moderato
05. Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat, K.207 – 2. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No.1 in B flat, K.207 – 3. Presto
07. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 1. Allegro aperto
08. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 2. Adagio
09. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 3. Rondeau (Tempo di minuetto)
Disc 2:
01. Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218 – 1. Allegro
02. Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218 – 2. Andante cantabile 6:57
03. Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K.218 – 3. Rondeau (Andante grazioso – Allegro ma non troppo)
04. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 1. Allegro
05. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 2. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 3. Rondo (Allegro)
07. Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K.364 – 1. Allegro maestoso
08. Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K.364 – 2. Andante
09. Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, K.364 – 3. Presto
Lyrical, Powerful, Moving Mozart
Every so often you find an almost perfect performance and recording that leaves you smiling and shaking your head in awe: Mutter Mozart — The Violin Concertos and Sinfonia Concertante is definitely one of those.
Ms. Mutter’s power, range, and stylistic sophistication are at their acme. She soars ethereally where it’s required, sings sweetly in slow rhythms, and pushes forward like a commander where that’s what’s called for. The London Philharmonic is beautifully in concert with her every move and timing. Yuri Bashmet’s viola in Sinfonia Concertante is equally sublime.
For those who first knew Ms. Mutter’s Mozart playing when she was but a budding teen, it’s fun to see how much her skill and interpretive abilities have expanded in 30 years. It’s astonishing to see someone with that much experience can still appear quite young. And of course, there’s the irony to appreciate of Ms. Mutter now being older than Mozart was at his death.
Above all this is a confident performance by players who know Mozart well, understand what they want to accomplish, and are in complete accord with what needs to be done. The bright optimism and energy of Mozart are beautifully displayed . . . reminding us with wonder of how his own life was often filled with problems even as he produced such astonishingly bright works one right after the other.
If you like Ms. Mutter and Mozart, I encourage you to purchase this two CD-set and the four CD-set, Mozart: The Violin Sonatas.
Thank You!