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With several of her recordings of Romantic and modern violin concertos already issued on the PentaTone label, Arabella Steinbacher releases her first Classical-era album with this hybrid SACD of Mozart's Violin Concertos No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5. One may presume that she will eventually round out the series with the first two violin concertos and the Sinfonia concertante, but it's still a fine program for connoisseurs of Mozart and aficionados of Steinbacher's exquisite playing. Performing with Daniel Dodds and the Festival Strings Lucerne, she delivers all three works with bright sonorities and fluid grace, and plays with an elegance that is quite attractive. Even so, she reserves her virtuosity for the cadenzas (Wolfgang Schneiderhan's in the Violin Concerto No. 3, and Joseph Joachim's in the last two concertos), and the brilliance and warmth of her sound is well matched by the rounded tone of the orchestra, which in spite of its name includes woodwinds and horns. While the ensemble isn't a period orchestra, and Steinbacher makes no attempt to play in the historically informed manner, that's just as well, considering that the later vintage of the cadenzas would clash stylistically, and that this group of musicians obviously knew what they'd feel comfortable playing. In the end, it comes down to taste, and these are quite tasteful performances, so putting the historical debate aside, they are an enjoyable change of fare for this artist.
© TiVo
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Festival Strings Lucerne, Orchestra, MainArtist - Lucerne Festival Strings, Orchestra, MainArtist - Arabella Steinbacher, MainArtist - Job Maarse, Producer - Daniel Dodds, Conductor, MainArtist
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
Album review
With several of her recordings of Romantic and modern violin concertos already issued on the PentaTone label, Arabella Steinbacher releases her first Classical-era album with this hybrid SACD of Mozart's Violin Concertos No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5. One may presume that she will eventually round out the series with the first two violin concertos and the Sinfonia concertante, but it's still a fine program for connoisseurs of Mozart and aficionados of Steinbacher's exquisite playing. Performing with Daniel Dodds and the Festival Strings Lucerne, she delivers all three works with bright sonorities and fluid grace, and plays with an elegance that is quite attractive. Even so, she reserves her virtuosity for the cadenzas (Wolfgang Schneiderhan's in the Violin Concerto No. 3, and Joseph Joachim's in the last two concertos), and the brilliance and warmth of her sound is well matched by the rounded tone of the orchestra, which in spite of its name includes woodwinds and horns. While the ensemble isn't a period orchestra, and Steinbacher makes no attempt to play in the historically informed manner, that's just as well, considering that the later vintage of the cadenzas would clash stylistically, and that this group of musicians obviously knew what they'd feel comfortable playing. In the end, it comes down to taste, and these are quite tasteful performances, so putting the historical debate aside, they are an enjoyable change of fare for this artist.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:05
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Arabella Steinbacher Festival Strings Lucerne Daniel Dodds
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Concertos
2014 Pentatone Music B.V. 2014 Pentatone Music B.V.
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