Russianborn viktoria mullova is a violinist primarily known for her great virtuosity and a wideranging repertory that includes many crossover pieces. I am to meet viktoria mullova at her house in fulham, west london. Sonatas for violin and harpsichord mullova, dantone, ghielmi, pianca 2007 viktoria mullova. Recorded live on january 25th, 1992 at tokyos suntory hall. Part of a set, beethoven dedicated them to his teacher, salieri.
Viktoria mullova and john eliot gardiner find themselves of one mind with respect to the beethoven concerto, turning in a performance of exceptional lyricism tempered by a keenly sustained sense of forward movement, particularly welcome in the opening movement. Beethovens sonata no 3 was written in 1798, when beethoven was 27. The greatest of all violin sonatas, beethoven s daunting kreutzer sonata is coupled with his third violin sonata, a. Viktoria mullova 20th century violin sonatas bartok. Matthew barley viktoria mullova with julian joseph, piano matthew barley, cello steve smith, guitar paul clarvis, colin currie and sam walton, percussion. Her extraordinary talent captured international attention when she won first prize at the 1980 sibelius competition in helsinki and the gold medal at the tchaikovsky competition in 1982 which was followed, in 1983, by her dramatic and much publicized defection to the west. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Although viktoria mullova released a recording of bachs three partitas for solo violin for philips in 1994, she never had the opportunity with philips to record their companion pieces, the three sonatas for solo violin, so this 2009 onyx recording is mullova s first complete recording of all six of these milestone works.
Continuing her passion for period instruments mullova has elected to play her 1750 guadagnini violin fitted with thick gut strings together with what is described as a lighter transitional bow. Jun 19, 2003 mullova s view of the beethoven is ample and lyrical, while her mendelssohn begins in high seriousness and only really unbuttons itself in the finale. Already, the composers tendency to make the two instruments equal partners was well established. Buy viktoria mullovas album titled beethoven, mendelssohn.
Viktoria mullova 20th century violin sonatas download. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of violin concerti, compositions by johann sebastian bach, and her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by miles davis, duke ellington, the beatles, and others. Viktoria mullova twentieth century violin sonatas piotr anderszewski, bruno canino 2006, flac mp3aacflac. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists. Because the beethoven recording pleases me very well, i had expectations on the mendelssohn one, and sadly i was rather disappointed with that. Schubert arpeggione sonata, schuman funf stucke im volkston, debussy sonata for cello and piano mstislav rostropovich, benjamin britten 1999, ape 2017. Viktoria mullova, kristian bezuidenhout, beethoven beethoven. She is best known for her performances and recordings of a number of violin concerti, compositions by j. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. To hear mullova play bach is, simply, one of the greatest things you can experience, wrote the london guardian.
Russian violin virtuoso, born on 27 november 1959, near moscow, russia, ex ussr. Artikelen van viktoria mullova koop je eenvoudig online bij. Incredible 1992 archival performance of violinist viktoria mullova performing brahms violin concerto with conductor claudio abbado and the berlin philharmonic. As project director of the unheard beethoven website, i am something of a beethoven specialist, and i have a lot of recordings of his violin sonatas, but this recording of the kreutzer sonata by viktoria mullova and kristian bezuidenhout is, by a good bit, my favorite of them all. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from viktoria mullova at the discogs marketplace. This set of the brahms violin sonatas is a case in point its one of the strongest collaborations in these works since richter and oistrakha generation ago they never officially recorded all three sonatas. Violin concertos, an album by viktoria mullova, boston symphony orchestra, seiji ozawa on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Every so often, music critics find themselves in awe of an artist, and. Mullova s bright and uplifting playing shakes off the cobwebs in the fuga resisting the temptation for even quicker speeds. The pulse is rock steady, with the ma non troppo marking clearly influencing speeds.
Viktoria mullova listen to viktoria mullova on deezer. Following hard on the heels of her critically acclaimed bach sonatas and partitas onyx4040, this new cd of beethoven s 3rd and 9th violin sonatas sees viktoria mullova partner with fortepianist kristian bezuidenhout in performances that are both searching and exciting. Viktoria mullova has teamed up with fortepiano specialist kristian bezuidenhout in these two sonatas. Mullovas intonation and tone are spoton, as is her virtuosity, and the partnership is very much on the same wavelength. Dec 15, 2017 viktoria mullova and john eliot gardiner find themselves of one mind with respect to the beethoven concerto, turning in a performance of exceptional lyricism tempered by a keenly sustained sense of forward movement, particularly welcome in the opening movement. Bach, including partitas and sonatas, as well as her. Viktoria mullova violin page 1 of 5 presto classical. The orchestra under gardiner is a little bit big for my taste, but they follow mullova s intetions very well and are also very noble in the sound. Viktoria mullova twentieth century violin sonatas piotr. On the serious side, she has been praised for her interpretations of various solo works by j.
Viktoria mullova, kristian bezuidenhout, beethoven. Viktoria mullova brings quite different qualities to bear on both works, chaste and unruffled in beethoven, more demonstrably romantic in mendelssohn, her vibrato marginally more. Unusual for the time, the work begins with the violin. Ludwig van beethoven violin concerto in d major, op. Buy bach violin sonatas by viktoria mullova, ottavio dantone from amazons classical music store. Viktoria mullova orchestre revolutionnaire et romantique john eliot gardiner. Download torrent beethoven sacd fast and easy torrent search. Find viktoria mullova discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. References to the cds are found at the bottom of the respective section, or in one of the related postings. Viktoria yurievna mullova born 27 november 1959 is a russian violinist. Mullova has become highly regarded for her performances and recordings of a number of great violin concertos, compositions by johann sebastian bach, and her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by miles davis, duke ellington, the beatles, and others.
Viktoria mullova on facebook viktoria mullova on instagram. In the intervening years, the russian virtuoso has grown as a technician. Viktoria mullova studied at the central music school of moscow and the moscow conservatoire. Beethovens spring sonata, baar especially sensitive to the gentler, feline moments, and kim rolling out torrents of gorgeous sound. Its practically if not technically a sublabel of naxos, the company that has brought her from relative obscurity to becoming a household name. New to youtube viktoria mullova brahms violin concerto. Bach, and her innovative interpretations of popular and jazz compositions by miles davis, duke ellington, the beatles, and others. Listen to your favorite songs from 20th century violin concertos by viktoria mullova now. First, she decided to record not only bachs canonical six sonatas for violin and harpsichord, but also his sonata in g major for violin and continuo and his trio sonata in c major for violin and continuo the continuo in question being organ and viola da gamba and the third instrument in the trio being a flute.
Maxim vengerov and patrice lare sonata for violin and piano in d minor. Bach, including partitas and sonatas, as well as her readings of concertos by brahms, prokofiev. Viktoria mullova s new onyx album is an all prokofiev affair recorded live, with the lyrical 2nd violin concerto joined with the solo violin sonata and the sonata for two violins. The greatest of all violin sonatas, beethoven s daunting kreutzer sonata is coupled with his third violin sonata, a delightfully witty and robust work from early in his career. Beethoven violin concerto mendelssohn violin concerto. Viktoria mullova beethoven archduke trio andre previn, piano heinrich schiff, cello. Incredible neverbeforeuploaded 1989 performance by the then 29 year old violin virtuoso viktoria mullova performing beethoven s violin sonata no. Violin concertos to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. The combination of traditional soloist with period orchestra always promises interesting possibilities. Jun 04, 2007 violinist viktoria mullova made two great decisions before she made this record. Ludwig van beethoven, felix mendelssohn, john eliot gardiner, orchestre revolutionaire et romantique, viktoria mullova beethoven. That flood arrrived, but so did select artists who had something major to say about bach, beethoven, and brahms. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Jun 21, 2009 idil biret 1994 2005 iba this sonata cycle is part of a beethoven edition that launched idil birets own label, idil biret archive.
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