In Search of Beethoven offers a comprehensive documentary about the life and works of the great composer. Over 65 performances by the world's finest musicians were recorded and 100 interviews conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film. Eleven interviews are included in the Extras and Six complete movements.
The complete Violin Concertos performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter with Camerata Salzburg recorded live in Salzburg in December 2005.
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 4
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5, "Turkish"
Sinfonia concertante
Either as director and pianist, or when combining the roles, Uchida lives every note, and the contribution from the orchestra is a vital one, not least from characterful woodwinds and with horns, trumpets and timpani adding a distinctive presence. Uchida's pianistic clarity and incision, and her unforced identification with the music, equates to the sort of playing that makes one listen to seemingly familiar music with fresh ears and to appreciate how an artist, even one as individual as Uchida, can search music but not dominate it . . . With crisp, well-balanced sound . . . this is a recommendable release
