Mozart- 5 Violin Concertos

Mozart: The Violin Sonatas	Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 1	Mozart: Violin Concertos At the ripe old age of 19 Mozart wrote five violin concertos, and they represent his coming of age as a composer of orchestral music. From here on, it's basically one masterpiece after another. Though not difficult works, technically speaking, they partake in full measure of Moza...	Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 2	Bach: The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites
Mendelssohn: 5 Symphonies; 7 Overtures	Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Violin Concertos	Beethoven: Concerto for violin in D When Itzhak Perlman recorded this disc, many critics were surprised by the sobriety and quiet poetry of his interpretation, as though his many fine chamber-music recordings did not provide ample evidence of Perlman's qualities as a "serious" musician. Although beautifully written...	Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante	Essential Mozart: 32 Of His Greatest Masterpieces

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Mozart: 5 Violin Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, James Levine Do listen to this beautiful music and enjoy it. Let me know your feelings. Merci et amicalement à tous

Not enough bite or tension
Perlman and Levine take a very relaxed approach to these masterworks. If you are in the mood, the performances are very good. But this music has much more passion than these performances exhibit. Perlman almost sounds like he is showing the world how easy this music is to play. That is fine but most of the tension is totally missing. I suspect the Perlman of the 1960's would have played these works much differently. That sense of excitement from his early years is really missing here.

A Must for Any Classical Collection
This collection, by 2 of the most brilliant musicians, a magnificent orchestra, recorded perfectly in a beautiful packaging for a great price. What more do you want? I play this CD at least once a month and every time I am enveloped in perfect beauty and joy. A must for any classical music library.

The Best Available
This recording of the Mozart violin concertos is quite simply the best available. Although these pieces have been recorded many times, Mozart comes alive in this rendering by Perman and Levine in a way rarely,if ever, matched. By way of comparison, one may think of the earlier readings of Stern, Szeryng, and Oistrakh. The last mentioned are, in their own right, outstanding and will always remain within the repertoire. However, there is a suave and grace about Perlman's performance that sets it apart, not to mention the beautifully recorded sound by DG. Get it!

Not earth-shattering but very nice nonetheless
As had been said before, Grumiaux' collection may be more satisfying, and Perlman may let his interpretations slide into Romanticism than is recommended, but does that merit a one or two-star rating? I hardly think so. While this may not be Perlman's greatest effort, it is nevertheless a consistently good collection of performances with a solid backing from Levine & the Vienna Philharmonic through & through. The reasonably good price on the CDs makes it a worthwhile addition to any collection, even though it won't be the first choice for purists. For those purists who cannot abide Perlman & his romantic indiscretions, I would point out that he is far from the most egregious example of Romanticism run amok whilst playing Mozart, and in fact is remarkably restrained when compared to some who have rendered Mozart almost unrecognizable. Let's try to have some perspective here.