Since you are interested in Carmen-Fantasy, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
W.A. MOZART
Violin Concertos Nos 3 K216 & No 5 K219 (rec 1978) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Oct/2004 ] "This is where Mutter's recording career and relationship with DG all began: her first recording alongside Karajan, just one year after the maestro invited the young prodigy to work with him." Gramophone Magazine, October 2008 |
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. |
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) |
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 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 5 'Spring' and 9 'Kreutzer' (with film... A Life With Beethoven) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] G :- 129 Minutes (total) |
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) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Simply Anne Sophie (Incls 'Carmen Fantasy' by Sarasate & Meditation by Massenet) Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) with various orchestras and conductors [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD/DVD - released 8/Oct/2007 ] Anne-Sophie's personal selections from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and the Mozart Concertos, as well as Beethoven's Romance, Massenet's Meditation from Thaïs, Kreisler's Liebesleid, Previn's Song from Tango Song and Dance, Brahms's Hungarian Dance No.... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A D959 / Six Moments Musicauz D780 Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2009 ] "…such is the strength and poetic commitment of Helmchen's playing that he already makes comparison irrelevant. And if I was to single out one awe-inspiring moment it would be the Andantino from the Sonata, naturally paced, enviably poised and... |