- The Silver Anniversary Album
This special 2 – CD collection celebrates 25 years of Anne-Sophie Mutter and Lambert Orkis performing and recording together. Ms. Mutter says: “Meeting Lambert was a stroke of luck for me. It quickly became clear how perfectly we breathe and phrase together. With Lambert I can do anything.” Ever since, the two of them have explored the musical worlds of many different composers in a wonderful artistic partnership. We get to listen to the following selections: Beethoven:
- Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Brahms:
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
- Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor
- Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D minor
Debussy:
- Beau Soir
Fauré:
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13
Kreisler:
- Schön Rosmarin
- Caprice Viennois, Op. 2
- Liebesleid
Massenet:
- Meditation (from Thaïs)
Mozart:
- Violin Sonata No. 33 in E flat major K481
Penderecki:
- La Follia per violino solo; Dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter. First performance 14 December 2013, Carnegie Hall, New York. World-premiere recording.
Previn:
- Violin Sonata No. 2
Commissioned by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Klavier-Festival Ruhr. Dedicated To Anne- Sophie Mutter. World-premiere recording. Ravel:
- Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera
Performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) and Lambert Orkis (piano)
This album features 40 minutes of music, which Anne – Sophie Mutter will be performing on her tour concerts.
Here is Ms. Mutter in Beethoven’s Violin.Sonata.No.5.Op24, the ‘SpringSonata’:
And next, here is Anne Sophie Mutter’s Violin Recital in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall from 1989:
Finally, here is Anne-Sophie Mutter in the Air from the Suite No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach (2008):
