A Prodigous Pairing
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan discovered the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter when she was barely a teenager; less than two years later she was making acclaimed recordings with her mentor Maestro and the Berlin Philharmonic. We'll mark Mutter's 43rd birthday by hearkening back to those prodigy years, in a remarkable recording of Bruch's fiery Violin Concerto No. 1.
Also tonight, Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, the great Finnish composer's most popular — yet cryptic — work for orchestra. The composer himself insisted he was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and the story of Don Juan, yet many have seen the work as a strident call to Finnish Nationalism. Mariss Jansons conducts the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Also tonight, Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, the great Finnish composer's most popular — yet cryptic — work for orchestra. The composer himself insisted he was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and the story of Don Juan, yet many have seen the work as a strident call to Finnish Nationalism. Mariss Jansons conducts the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
