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In preparation for his first all-Mozart recording, Vengerov immersed himself in the composer's early operas in an attempt to make the melodic lines 'sing' more effectively, and there's no doubting... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th Mar 2007
Catalogue No: 3783742
Label: Warner Classics
Length: 78 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

April 2007

Editor's Choice

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

Work length32:09

Album only

Lawrence Power (viola), Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Verbier Festival Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov
Recorded: 2006-08-18
Recording Venue: 16th-18th August 2006, Salle Métropole, Lausanne.

I. Allegro maestoso

Track length14:22

Album only

II. Andante

Track length11:09

Album only

III. Presto

Track length6:38

$1.30

$1.70

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K218

Work length24:46

Album only

Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Verbier Festival Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov
Recorded: 2006-08-18
Recording Venue: 16th-18th August 2006, Salle Métropole, Lausanne

I. Allegro

Track length10:07

Album only

II. Andante cantabile

Track length7:09

$1.30

$1.70

III. Rondeau (Andante grazioso - Allegro ma non troppo)

Track length7:30

$1.30

$1.70

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K211

Work length21:54

$3.90

$5.10

Maxim Vengerov (violin)
Verbier Festival Orchestra
Maxim Vengerov
Recorded: 2006-08-18
Recording Venue: 9th-11th February 2006; Henry Wood Hall, London

I. Allegro moderato

Track length9:18

$1.30

$1.70

II. Andante

Track length8:20

$1.30

$1.70

III. Rondeau - Allegro

Track length4:16

$1.30

$1.70

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“Mozart offers the greatest instrument to express ourselves and to learn about others. His music is there when speech fails. There is God, and there is Mozart.” Maxim Vengerov

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May 2007

In preparation for his first all-Mozart recording, Vengerov immersed himself in the composer's early operas in an attempt to make the melodic lines 'sing' more effectively, and there's no doubting the beauty and refinement of his playing, particularly in the slow movements.

2010

How do you decide the tempo for Allegro maestoso without a metronome marking? Mozart's instruction in the first movement of the Sinfoniaconcertante is ambiguous, yet most musicians unequivocally lean towards Allegro. Maxim Vengerov does not; he firmly fixes on maestoso.
The result is stately, but not easy-going. You'll glean that from the two opening chords nicely gauged to convey sfp, and in the unusually flaring forte on the following dotted crotchet/quaver figure which is double-dotted for extra emphasis. This is but one of many touches to suggest that Vengerov is not simply directing the ensemble; he conducts. And what he discerns as tension and release in the music make their mark through a chosen tempo that also allows the partnership time to observe dynamic minutiae, to nuance phrases and shape paragraphs.
Viola player Lawrence Power is Vengerov's equal. The unified pliancy of their playing intensifies the melancholy of the slow movement, its cadenza offering a particularly good example of their rapport. Microphone balance, in relation to themselves and to the orchestra, is good.
Both soloists lavish attention on this masterpiece.
To his credit, Vengerov lavishes as much attention on the other works, too. A proviso though: throughout, artistry is expressed within a style that in today's meaning would not be considered 'authentic'. Its antithesis, warm romanticism, may not suit all tastes. Neither may the sound, which lacks the ultimate in airy spaciousness. But don't let such factors put you off; these performances ought not to be ignored.

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