Mozart: Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5

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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5
Arabella Steinbacher (violin) / Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds

[ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Thursday 12 March 2015

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Arabella Steinbacher is one of the fastest-rising stars in the world of music today. This young performer is already being hailed as one of the truly great violinists of our times, acclaimed by The New York Times for playing with 'balanced lyricism and fire'.

At the age of 8, Ms Steinbacher was already performing her first violin concerto by the composer. And since then, the work has reappeared throughout her successful career like a leitmotiv. Yet her performance has never appeared on a CD, Following repeated requests from concert audiences, it is now finally 'Zeit Fur Mozart' (= time for Mozart): the fulfilment of a long-cherished wish, not only for Arabella, but also for her many followers. For all those aficionados who want to enjoy Mozart's most playful melodies, this is sure to be a case of 'love at first listen'.

"Steinbacher plays these enchanting sores with a refined elegance, interpretative warmth and captivating, jewelled sonority reminiscent of the great Josef Suk...for playing that retains a strong sense of contact with the 20th century's golden age, Steinbacher has few serious contemporary rivals." (BBC Music)

"Performances that exude sheer joy, from a soloist who sounds completely at ease in these works." (Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2014)

"Steinbacher has a way of searching out what gives each passage, each phrase, its individuality, getting it to speak to us through slight changes in dynamic or emphasis. Nothing is forced: the quick movements are fast enough for the passagework to sound brilliant but always with space for elegant shaping. The Lucerne Festival Strings are a small enough body to allow even accompanying lines to be played in a positive, lively manner." The Top 10 Mozart recordings - Gramophone Magazine

Tracks:

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'