Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, Op.35 (Mutter) [1988]

1. opening applause 0:23
2. 1. Allegro moderato 19:19
3. 2. Canzonetta (Andante) 7:18
4. 3. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)10:09
5. closing applause 1:18

Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan – conductor

This is a unique performance of Chaikovsky's violin concerto. Most professional violinists take the opportunity, when performing this concerto, to demonstrate technical prowess. When listening to most recordings of this piece, you will hear the artist offering certainly very fast tempi in the first and third movements, though in almost every case the tempi in the third can be described as extremely fast. This recording is not one of those. Karajan and Mutter present a fresh interpretation of this piece, and one that adds to the richness and variety of the recorded catalogue. In this performance, rather than the elicitation of dazzling technique (though the technique in the recording is as flawless as live recordings can be), HVK and Mutter seem to strive for the extraction of as much music as possible from the concerto.

If, when listening to music, your enjoyment depends in large part on the extent of pyrotechnics demonstrated, then this is not the best recording for you. But if you find beauty, as I do, in dark and rich tone and color, in smooth and flowing phrases-in essence, the transforming of the violin into the fluid and primal beauty of the human voice-then this is without question a recording you should buy. Here, Mutter does not merely play the concerto on her violin, but instead she "sings" the concerto through her violin.

Although this recording of the Chaikovsky concerto is likely different from any other you will hear, it is in no way inferior. This is a world class performance in every sense. My ultimate recommendation would be that you buy this recording along with one eliciting more pyrotechnics. Finding one of those won't be difficult-almost every famous violinist you've heard of has made one. If you like Mutter, her second recording of this piece could be a good choice. ---Louis Winthorpe, amazon.com

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