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(More customer reviews)It was cold outside. Chicago has been hit by a blizzard and everywhere is covered with snow. The winter just began yesterday.
I got this DVD in the mail today, opened it and put it in my DVD-Rom. Suddenly, winter withdrew and "spring" has come! Of course, it's Beethoven's "Spring" Sonata.
For thousands of Mutter fans, this DVD is godsend. It includes two programs of Beethoven's Sonata. The first one is the Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in F major (Spring), 26 minutes. The second one is the Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 9 in A major (Kreutzer), 44 minutes. ASM is amazing and perfect in both programs, working together with her long-time partner, Lambert Orkis. The music is exuberant with color, emotion and energy.
This was a live recording in Theatre of Champs-Elysees in France in 1998. For those Mutter fans who have been to an ASM concert (as I have), the format is very similar to those concerts. Mutter stands on the right side of Orkis and piano, closer to the stage. They work together perfectly, the dialogue of music flows like a stream in spring.
A HUGE bonus is the documentary A Life With Beethoven. In this 58-minutes movie, Mutter tells us how she grew up to be a violinist, her early music training with Herbert von Karajan, and her interpretations of Beethoven's music. It is a documentary full of photos and video clips.
Both sound and video quality are magnificent. I own one ASM DVD recored in early 1980s and it's quite dull. But this one is perfect in every perspective.
I am lucky enough to find this DVD before it's released. For a Mutter fan like me, this is the ultimate collection that you don't want to miss.
Click Here to see more reviews about: Beethoven: "Spring" and "Kreutzer" Sonatas/Anne-Sophie Mutter - A Life with Beethoven (2002)
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