Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1984

Original Title

Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61

Director

Ernst Wild

Description

Premiered in 1806, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major paved the way for three great violin concertos of the 19th and 20th centuries: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. Extremely expressive and astonishing in it emotional scope, the work nonetheless received an ambivalent response at its premiere. Renowned for his knowledge of Beethoven’s oeuvre, the conductor Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker are joined by the virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter for a masterful performance.