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Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos
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Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertanteAnne-Sophie Mutter London Philharmonic OrchestraAudio CD
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 14.3 x 12.6 x 0.99 cm; 113.97 Grams
- Manufacturer : Philips
- Item model number : 028943832328
- Original Release Date : 1993
- Label : Philips
- ASIN : B000004166
- Country of origin : United Kingdom
- Number of discs : 2
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- 236 in Concertos for Orchestras
- 515 in Classical Solo Instrumental Music
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PHI 4383232; PHILIPS; Classica Orchestrale per violino
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At the ripe old age of 19 Mozart wrote five violin concertos, and they represent his coming of age as a composer of orchestral music. From here on, it's basically one masterpiece after another. Though not difficult works, technically speaking, they partake in full measure of Mozart's uniquely sensual brand of melody. That means that successful performances must know how to spin out a singing musical line, while at the same time making the most of the rare opportunities for soloistic display. Taste and musicianship are more important qualities than virtuosity, and that makes these pieces ideal vehicles for Arthur Grumiaux's aristocratic temperament and technical polish. --David Hurwitz
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These recordings are top recommendations with every good reason.The sound is very good despite its age.
The playing by Grumiaux is as good as it gets and he is well matched by Pellicia in K364.
I just don't feel the performance of this great work quite matches those in the early concertos and I will continue searching for the great Sinfonia Concertante. I have tried other alternatives and not been impressed so far, so the search for the great K364 continues!
However, this performance is very good so I shall keep playing it until I find a definitive version. It is one of my very favourite Mozart works. I rate it as highly as that!
This double CD is very generous with a playing time of over 2 1/2 hours and is a strong recommendation,particularly for the 5 Violin Concertos.
The sound was always superb, especially for recordings half a century old, and all Grumiaux's trademark skills are much in evidence: purity and precision of line, ineffably sweet tone and impeccable intonation; rare finesse and subtlety of judgement in his phrasing and accents; no wonder he is so many people's favourite violinist in Mozart. I love the lushness of Anne-Sophie Mutter's recording of these youthful works of genius - the first concerto written as early as 1773, when Mozart was seventeen years old and the K.364 written as his first mature masterpiece when he was still only 23 - but for classical poise and restraint Grumiaux is the man. He is ably accompanied by Colin Davis with the LSO (and Raymond Leppard with the New Philharmonia in the Adagio and Rondo) in light-textured, neatly sprung style.
There's not much else to say: sample the famous Adagio from K.216 to get the flavour of these performances or try the opening movement of K.4364 in which the instruments Grumiaux and violist Arrigo Pellicia entwine, dance and echo each other with the almost erotic intensity of two courting songbirds; what lovely music this is and how beautifully it is played here.
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