MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 180gr (black vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Viktoria Mullova - violin
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner - conducting
FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64
allegro molto appassionato - 12:52
andante - 7:56
allegro non troppo - allegro molto vivace - 6:28
Violin Concerto in D minor Op posth
allegro molto - 9:19
andante - 9:15
allegro - 3:56
The Classical Catalogue is particularly rich in fine recordings of the Mendelssohn E minor Violin Concerto
But Viktoria Mullova’s account is second to none, and she is splendidly accompanied by Marriner and his ASMF
The performance has great warmth and freshness
That moment on which so much depends, the preparation for the arrival of the first movement’s second subject, does not disappoint
Indeed the lovely melody arrives with the utmost naturalness and at the beginning of the falling solo arpeggio
Mullova’s momentary tenuto is ravishing
She phrases the slow movement most beautifully, too, and Marriner ensures that it does not languish, moving on the middle section persuasively
The finale dances and effervesces gleefully
The recording is one of Philips’s very best, which means the balance is natural; the solo timbre does not betray an excessively close microphone, yet is consistently full and beautiful, without in any way lacking presence
The orchestra has bloom as well as weight, and all necessary brilliance
- Gramophone -
RECORDING January 12 1990 at St. John's Smith Square, London
ENGINEERING Fiona Gale, Willem Van Leenwen
LABEL Philips
RE MASTERING Rainer Maillard (Emil Berliner Studios Berlin)
RE RELEASED 2019
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN Germany / South Korea
STYLE Classic / Concerto
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
