Face to Face With Beethoven

"Intensely convincing." "In her 1979 recording, the slow basic tempi of Anne-Sophie Mutter's beautiful reading on DG were her own choice, she claims, and certainly not forced upon her by Karajan. The first two movements have rarely if ever been more expansively presented on record, but the purity of the solo playing and the concentration of the whole performance make the result intensely convincing. The finale is relaxed too, but is well pointed, at a fair tempo, and presents the necessary contrast. Good atmospheric recording against the warm acoustic of the Phiharmonie in Berlin." - Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2009 edition, page 97. Works on This Recording 1. Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61 by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin) ■ Conductor: Herbert von Karajan ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria 2. Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto" by Ludwig van Beethoven ■ Performer: Mark Zeltser (Piano), Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin), Yo-Yo Ma (Cello) ■ Conductor: Herbert von Karajan ■ Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ■ Period: Classical ■ Written: 1804; Vienna, Austria