Mutter, Karajan: Great Violin Concertos (4 CD, FLAC)

Composer: Johannes Brahms, Max Bruch, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter
Audio CD
SPARS Code: ADD
Number of Discs: 4
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Size: 0.99 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

Disc 1
01. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 1. Allegro
02. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 2. Adagio
03. Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 – 3. Rondo (Allegro)
04. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 1. Allegro aperto
05. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 2. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219 – 3. Rondeau (Tempo di minuetto)

Disc 2
01. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 – 1. Allegro ma non troppo
02. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 – 2. Larghetto
03. Violin Concerto in D, Op.61 – 3. Rondo. Allegro

Disc 3
01. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 – 1. Allegro molto appassionato
02. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 – 2. Andante
03. Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 – 3. Allegro non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
04. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 – 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato)
0 5. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 – 2. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 – 3. Finale (Allegro energico)

Disc 4
01. Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 – 1. Allegro non troppo
02. Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 – 2. Adagio
03. Violin Concerto in D, Op.77 – 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco più presto

Passionate and singing, outstanding violin playing

Ms. Mutter makes the violin sing in this fine collection of violin concertos recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic. Ms. Mutter was discovered by Herbert von Karajan at age 13, declared by him as “the greatest musical prodigy since the young Menuhin” and played with the Berlin Philharmonic as a teenager. The two Mozart concertos were recorded when she was only 15. The other concertos were recorded before she was twenty years old. My favorite is the Mendelssohn concerto. Ms. Mutter plays its haunting theme with elegance,flair and fire. Her passion and precision are evident through the difficult passages. Married to conductor Andre Previn, who wrote a violin concerto for her, Ms. Mutter never fails to intrigue her audience, making her vioin sing with colorful, soulful voices.