Kreisler: Complete Concerto Recordings, Volume 3

Advantages: The Romances; concerto's third movement.
Disadvantages: Tempo, pitch and volume quirks in Concerto.

...of Masur and Mutter, and notes on Mutter, Masur and the NYPO. Thankfully, unlike her ill-conceived "Four Seasons" CD foldout case, one need not remove the CD booklet here to gain access to the disc itself.) LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61 (49'81) 1 1. Allegro ma non troppo (27'09) 2 2. Larghetto (10'58) 3 3. Rondo. Allegro (10'11) Cadenzas: Fritz Kreisler 4 Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G major, (7'11) op. 40 5 Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, (8'23) op. 50 ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, violin New York Philharmonic KURT MASUR Live recording Recorded at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 5/2002 (P) 2002 Deutsche Grammophon 289 471 349-2 (G)(H) Digital Stereo... Read review

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Advantages: Mutter's eloquence and sensitivity in older recording are enhanced here.
Disadvantages: None at all!

.... ********************* NOTE: To commenter #3, posted comment today, 27-8: the message I left in your gb, sir, should sufficiently clarify the situation. ---------------------------------- CD Notes: JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 - 1897) Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-dur op. 77 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major 1 1. Allegro non troppo (22' 55) Cadenza: Joseph Joachim, rev. Ossip Schnirlin 2 2. Adagio (9' 20) 3 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto (7' 55) ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810 - 1856) Fantasie für Violine und Orchester C-dur op. 131 Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in C major Transcription: Fritz Kreisler 4 Moderato semplice ma espressivo - Allegro marcato - Molto tranquillo - Tempo primo - Cadenza - Molto tranquillo (13' 12) ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, Violine New York Philharmonic KURT MASUR... Read review

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Advantages: Some powerfully exciting music
Disadvantages: Recording can't do it complete justice

...what I take to be a solo double bass, like a dying elephant. The two timpanists begin a dialogue which builds up a ferocious heat to the accompaniment of a xylophone playing an oriental sounding tune. This fades out and is followed by jazzy drumming that puts me in mind of the late Joe Morello, one-time drummer of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The xylophone returns and with the drums leads us into 7 Concerto-Fantasy: Movement 3. This is a lively dance movement with jazzy rhythms, very Philip Glass in sound, extrovert and full of the sounds of the city. You can almost see one of those wide New York streets with its never-ending streams of traffic, constantly changing lights and milling crowds. And then suddenly, it’s gone, the music reaching an abrupt conclusion. *** The Recording *** Balancing Philip Glass’ orchestral writing must... Read review

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