Since you are interested in Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Serenades / Humoresque, 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 |
ANDRE PREVIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Previn: Violin Concerto (with Bernstein-Serenade) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 14/Nov/2003 ] 2005 Grammy Award Winner: Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Trios KV 502-KV 542-KV 548 Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) Andre Previn (piano) with Daniel Moller-Schott (cello) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] "This is Mozart writing for pure enjoyment, in the best sense of the word." Anne-Sophie Mutter on the Piano Trios |
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. |
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 |
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) |
J.S. BACH / GUBAIDULINA
In Tempus Praesens: Violin concertos Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) / Trondheim Soloists / London Symphony / Valery Gergiev [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] BBC Music - Orchestral CD of the Month (Oct 2008) - "The performances are powerfully engaged, choleric, volatile, tangible and eloquently controlled." (MusicWeb Oct 2008) |