Take Anne-Sophie Mutter’s early recordings of Mozart and place them beside her newer recordings and it becomes abundantly clear just how markedly this musician has developed over time. The freshness of the Karajan recordings ensures they are always a joy to hear, but one decisive aspect has changed – Anne-Sophie Mutter’s use of colour has become bolder. It is, so to say, the “fault” of the contemporary modernity. The music of Rihm, Lutoslawski and Gubaidulina has opened doors and paved paths which can now also be walked with classical music in tow. The experience Anne-Sophie Mutter has gained flows through her playing of Mozart which, in the common sense of the word, can no longer be called “classical”. However it is most definitely stirring, new and exciting.

Anne-Sophie Mutter Violin
Michael Francis Conductor (Rihm)
Ensemble-WienBerlin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, KV 216 (22’)
Wolfgang Rihm
Lichtes Spiel – A Summer Piece for Violin and Small Orchestra (2009)  (18’) – dedicated to Anne-Sophie Mutter
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in B-flat Major, KV 137 “Salzburg Symphony No. 2“
Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, KV 219 (25’)   

Finishing time approx.: 9pm