Composer: Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky, Jean Sibelius
Performer: Viktoria Mullova
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Philips
Size: 267 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – I Allegro moderato
02. Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – II Canzonetta
03. Tchaikovsky / Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 – III Finale
04. Sibelius / Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – I Allegro moderato
05. Sibelius / Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – II Adagio di molto
06. Sibelius / Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 – III Allegro ma non tanto
Intensely beautiful performances
Mullova’s very focussed, refined, and even austere style of playing, fits very well with Sibelius’ concerto which is a touchstone work for interpretative power of any violinist. Mullova seems totally in tune with the soul of the music and delivers, unsentimental, yet deeply affecting performance. Tchaikovsky’s concerto is equally outstanding. It’s not a classic heart-on-sleeve performance, but intensely felt and solid performance which explores a different possibility of interpretation.