MOZART

 

Violin Concertos No. 1 in B flat K.207

Violin Concertos No. 2 in D K.211

Violin Concertos No. 5 in A, K. 219

 

Julia Fischer – Violin

Netherlands Chamber Orchestra / Yakov Kreizberg

Gordan Nikolic – concert master

Pieter-Jan Belder – harpsichord (K.207 & K.211)

 

Born in 1983 in Munich, Julia Fischer is among the world’s top violin soloists. Reviewers have described her as “worthy of a hailstorm of superlatives,” and as playing with a “winning blend of steely assurance and unabashed lyricism.” This second volume of Mozart’s violin concertos follows the hugely praised first disc (PTC5186064) “Astonishing maturity from this young player produces some magical Mozart. …. The SA-CD sound is superb...and the quality and integrity of Fischer’s playing bode well for future volumes.”--David Vickers, Gramophone

 

“…I'd say that anyone on the look-out for a digitally recorded CD of Mozart violin concertos could hardly do better.”-- Robert Cowan, The Independent

 

“Even if you have impossibly high expectations for Fischer and PentaTone, I predict those expectations will be more than met with this disc! What glorious playing! Here we have period informed but not period governed performances of exceptional quality. All concerned are playing here with one mind with beautiful integration…each performance ids the best of any I have ever heard!

 

Again, the sound here ranks among the best PentaTones…you owe it to yourself to acquire this one. I predict you will want to listen to it again and again.” SACD Net

Classic FM CD of the Week - Henry Kelly Sunday Show (15/10)

 

“…Kreizberg’s accompaniments are pacey, spry and debonair. They’re well matched by the playing of his soloist, which is nigh-on technically unimpeachable…she’s a musician who seeks out the character and spirit of each theme and even each phrase.”

George Hall (BBC Music Magazine – Benchmark recording 5 stars)

 

“…confirms the 23-year old as a player of dazzling maturity and technical finish…Vivid performances that are full of panache and musical insight.” Richard Wigmore (Gramophone)

 

Pentatone Hybrid SACD PTC5186094