Anne-Sophie Mutter ~ Back to the Future

CD 1:
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
1) 1. Allegro moderato [15:55]
2) 2. Adagio di molto [8:26]
3) 3. Allegro, ma non tanto [7:15]
Anne-Sophie Mutter

Staatskapelle Dresden
André Previn

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933 - )
Metamorphosen, Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2
4) 1. Allegro ma non troppo [14:22]
5) 2. Allegretto [3:21]
6) 3. Molto [4:33]
7) 4. Vivace [2:06]
8) 5. Scherzando [5:07]
9) 6. Andante con moto [8:34]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
London Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Penderecki

CD 2:
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Sonata No.2 for violin & piano, Sz.76
1) 1. Molto moderato [8:03]
2) 2. Allegretto [11:44]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Lambert Orkis

Norbert Moret (1921 - )
En reve
3) 1. Lumière vaporeuse [7:13]
4) 2. Dialogue avec l'Étoile [5:44]
5) 3. Azur fascinant (Sérénade tessinoise) [6:40]

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Violin Concerto No.2, Sz.112
6) 1. Allegro non troppo [16:16]
7) 2. Andante tranquillo [9:58]
8) 3. Allegro molto [12:13]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa

CD 3:
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Concerto en re for violin and Orchestra
1) 1. Toccata [5:51]
2) 2. Aria I [4:09]
3) 3. Aria II [5:13]
4) 4. Capriccio [5:49]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Philharmonia Orchestra
Paul Sacher

Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)
Partita (for Violin and Orchestra)
5) 1. Allegro giusto [4:14]
6) 2. Ad libitum [1:12]
7) 3. Largo [6:22]
8) 4. Ad libitum [0:47]
9) 5. Presto [3:51]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Phillip Moll
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Witold Lutoslawski
Chain 2 Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra
10) 1. Ad libitum [3:48]
11) 2. A battuta [4:58]
12) 3. Ad libitum [4:58]
13) 4. A battuta - Ad libitum - A battuta [4:27]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Witold Lutoslawski

CD 4:
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
1) Tzigane [10:01]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
James Levine
Wiener Philharmoniker

Wolfgang Rihm (1952 - )
"Gesungene Zeit" 1991/92 - Music for violin and orchestra
2) 1. Beginning: quasi senza [14:27]
3) 2. Takt 179: meno mosso [9:56]

Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)
Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel"
4) 1. Andante - Allegro [11:31]
5) 2. Allegro - Adagio [16:12]
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Levine

2000 Deutsche Grammophon, Gmbh, Hamburg
4 CD DDD
463 7902 GX 4

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Dutilleux, Bartók, Stravinsky: Violin Concertos (2005)

Dutilleux, Bartók, Stravinsky - Violin Concertos (2005)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 283 MB

Perhaps this disc needs no explanation. Henri Dutilleux's Sur le même accord is a short piece for violin and orchestra that is, as the title suggests, based on one "chord", which Mutter rather more simply describes as an 'aria' (the piece's subtitle is 'Nocturne'). Indeed there is much lyrical writing that displays Mutter's expressive warmth that underpins this mysterious and yet illuminative work. Another Nocturne comes in the shape of Bartók's Concerto for Violin no. 2, but here it is a slightly uneasy one. The scherzoid interruption is magnificently light, the ending glorious. Mutter and Ozawa follow the twists and turns of the finale like a shadow, making clear in the process the correspondences with the Scherzando of the second movement. Finally, Stravinsky's Concerto for Violin commands a meticulous control, clarity of vision, and an attention-grabbing conviction that Mutter manages with sensitivity and nuance sufficient to maintain a masterstroke to the end.

Tracklist

Henri Dutilleux
Sur le même accord (8:59)

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
French National Orchestra
Kurt Masur, conductor

Béla Bartók
Concerto for Violin no. 2, Sz 112 (38:24)

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor

Igor Stravinsky
Concerto for Violin in D major (21:11)

Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra
Paul Sacher, conductor

Deutsche Grammophon: B0004049-02
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Dawn Upshaw, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky)

Dawn Upshaw: Knoxville, Summer of 1915: Barber, Menotti, Harbison, Stravinsky
Contemporary | FLAC, CUE | 190 MB
Dawn Upshaw, Orchestra of St. Luke's, David Zinman (1989)

Dawn Upshaw received Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Soloist for this record. Dawn Upshaw's voice is perfect for twentieth century classical music. The Barber is beautiful, I like the Harbison Mirabai Songs, but my favorite piece on the album is the Stravinsky No Word from Tom. This album was recorded twenty years ago, so it's a young Dawn Upshaw. Her voice may be richer and more mature now, but the lightness and clarity of her flexible voice is thrilling. (From Amazon user review)

In fact, this is re-up of peachfuzz post @ Avax Avant-Garde community in april April 2008 but ftp2share links are dead by now.

On this CD:
Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op.24
Gian Carlo Menotti: From opera The Old Maid and the Thief: What a Curse for a Woman is a Timid Man
John Harris Harbison: Mirabai Songs for soprano & orchestra
Igor Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress: No Word from Tom

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