Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Romances 1 & 2

I never imagined I'd ever down-rate one by Anne-Sophie Mutter for reasons to do with the German violinist herself, but in this case, it just can’t be helped. Two-and-a-half stars are all that this sadly disappointing disc merits from me, an avowed Mutter fan. Mutter revisits the Beethoven workhorse (the Violin Concerto) decades after first recording it as a teen, under the guidance of mentor Herbert von Karajan. That version “distinguishes” itself ...
...And yet that same performance (tending as it does toward the ponderous) remains more emotionally involving than this, Mutter's more "mature" one. It’s the second joint effort between Mutter and Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic (NYPO), recorded in May 2002 at Avery Fisher Hall, New York City as part of Masur's series of farewell concerts as Music Director of the NYPO. Thoroughly enjoying the exquisite rendition of the Brahms Violin Concerto ...

zerbine28 18.09.2003 · Read full review
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