xviii. 31st march 2012 anne sophie mutter with the sydney symphony and vladimir ashkenazy - beethoven violin concerto and shostakovich symphony no 5
did i even mention last time that lisa batiashvili's performance was the first time i'd seen ashkenazy conduct? anyway he should do it more ho ho ho.
what is there to say about anne sophie mutter playing beethoven! i am so glad to have seen her first australian performance. clear gold sound, never dominated by the orchestra, apparent from the very first note. appropriate freedom of tempo and complete mastery of mood. i guess that happens when you play a piece for 35 years. having seen her play in 3D i can now fully appreciate that the slightly raised elbow is in the service of sinuous bow to string contact that is virtually continuous. the chord flourishes are like whips. the shoulder cloth only comes out for the cadenzas. the dresses are john galliano. the encore was bach partita no 2 sarabande.
shostakovich was pretty great esp mvts 2 and 4, and the timpanist was pounding it like no tomorrow at the end, pretty great.
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