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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Anne-Sophie Mutter Plays Mendelssohn Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 15/Feb/2010 ] " the German superstar, pirouetting nicely with a burnished tone, nervous rhythms, a furious finale and a vibrating, skylark andante" The Times, London |
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ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Romance / etc Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Phiharmonic], Manfred Honeck [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] "Whatever your final view of the interpretations, Mutter truly "speaks" through her instrument, and what she says sheds an entirely new light on Dvorák, and repays the closest attention." (10/10 ClassicsToday.com) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Trout Quintet / Piano Trio "Notturno" / etc Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) with Danil Trifonov (piano) & Maximilian Hornung (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Nov/2017 ] "This Trout is clearly in a fast-flowing river, the first movement bubbling with excitement from the off, Trifonov's triplets tripping effortlessly along." Gramophone |
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ALBAN BERG
The Alban Berg Collection (Includes 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op.6; Wozzeck & Lulu) Anne-Sophie Mutter, Teresa Stratas, Franz Mazura, Hanna Schwarz, Kenneth Riegel, Jules Bastin, Claude Meloni, Helmut Pampuch, Anne Sofie von Otter [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2004 ] In the 1980s Deutsche Grammophon produced a 10-LP set that included most of the major works by Alban Berg. Now we've updated this set, and fitted it on to 8 CDs, and included some of the very best interpreations of Berg on the market. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "Anne-Sophie Mutter's approach communicates vividly to the listener, creating the feeling of hearing the work anew" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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BRAHMS / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] From 1976, when Herbert von Karajan - the most famous conductor in the world - met the prodigiously gifted 13-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter until his death 13 years later, she was the only violinist to appear with him in concert and on disc. These... |
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WIENIAWSKI / BRUCH / MASSENET / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Romance Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Nov/2000 ] All the beautiful slow movements from the famous violin Concertos |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 25/Feb/2022 ] "...no one can deny the sheer beauty that this pair lovingly conjures." ClassicalNet |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (complete) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 4 CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2007 ] 'Mutter's playing was at its most engaged in the finest music, while her pianist, Lambert Orkis, demonstrated immaculate finger work and a strong sense of character throughout.' (Guardian) |
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GLAZUNOV / PROKOFIEV
Glazunov / Prokofiev: Violin Concertos (with Shchedrin - Stihira) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., Mstislav Rostropovich [ Erato Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Three highly contrasted works from 20th century Russia. Anne-Sophie Mutter is the soloist in Glazunov's richly lyrical violin concerto, first performed in 1905, and in Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 1, dating from the time of the Revolution and a... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D / Romances Nos 1 & 2 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / New York Philharmonic / Kurt Masur [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Oct/2002 ] "A radical re-think of a classic - novel, provocative, sensual, often brilliant" (Gramophone) |
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EDOUARD LALO / PABLO SARASATE
Lalo: Symphonie espagnole / Sarrasate: Zigeunerweisen (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Orchestre National de France, Seiji Ozawa [ Warner Classics LP / LP - released 10/May/2024 ] "...pure intonation, the sweet tone and the warmly emotional and committed treatment that this much admired young artist gives the work." Gramophone |
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SARASATE / WIENIAWSKI / TARTINI / RAVEL / MASSENET / FAURE
Carmen-Fantasy Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker [Vienna Philharmonic], James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "These are largely encore pieces, designed to bewitch the listener with breathtaking violin wizardry. And its no surprise that many of these pieces were written by virtuoso violinists." (Good-Music-Guide) |
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JOHN WILLIAMS
John Williams In Vienna [Blu-ray Video Edition Dolby Atmos] Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, John Williams [ Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray Video / Blu-ray Disc - released 24/Feb/2021 ] John Williams in Vienna, the legendary composer's chart-topping new album with the world-famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, has become the best-selling orchestral album of 2020. Now on Blu-ray with bonus tracks. |
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BELLINI
I Puritani (complete opera recorded in 1980) Montserrat Caballe, Alfredo Kraus, Julia Hamari / Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Warner Classics Home of Opera / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2016 ] "Caballé's warmth and inwardness goes above anything else...for beauty of tone and grace Caballé wins hands down...Muti's recording is the one to have." (MusicWeb) |
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HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR & OTHERS
TÁR (LP) Cate Blanchett (piano), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello, vocals), Sophie Kauer (cello) / Dresdner Philharmonia, London Contemporary Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] "More a concept album than a traditional musical facsimile of the film, the result is both creative and curious. Hildur Guðnadóttir's music lives within and without the film, and it rubs shoulders with snippets of Elgar and Mahler." BBC Music |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Gloria RV589 / Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126) RV608 / Nulla in mundo pax sincera RV630 Julia Lezhneva (soprano), Franco Fagioli (countertenor) / I Barocchisti, Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Diego Fasolis [ Decca Records / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] "Crisp tempos, disciplined ensemble, and solo improvisations both vocal and instrumental unleash the tremendous energy of the choir-and-solo Gloria." (BBC Music) |
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HANDEL
Saul (complete recorded in 1986) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Paul Esswood & Julia Varady / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics Das Alte Werk / 2 CD - released 26/Oct/2009 ] "Rolfe Johnson is outstanding...in this powerfully dramatic account" (BBC Music) |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Couperin: Trois Lecons De Tenebres pour le Mercredi Saint / 4 Versets du Motet Sophie Daneman, Patricia Petibon / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie [ Erato / CD - released 28/Feb/1997 ] "Singing, accompaniment and recording are all that could be desired. The accompaniment is, appropriately, the lightest possible." MusicWeb |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven 2020 - The Very Best of Beethoven Daniel Barenboim, Murray Perahia, Emil Gilels, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wilhelm Kempff, Krystian Zimerman, David Garrett, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] Essential works in timeless interpretations by the biggest names in classical music - from Lang Lang to Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniel Barenboim to Herbert von Karajan |