Berg: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Violin Concerto – review

Faust/Orchestra Mozart/Abbado(Harmonia Mundi)The Berg and Beethoven violin concertos are not very often paired on disc, and apparently it was Claudio Abbado's idea that Isabelle Faust should record them together, with the orchestra of young professionals whose progress he has shaped and guided. The Berg is placed first on the disc, so that the Beethoven concerto can come as a joyous release of tension after its highly wrought tragedy, and the result is a pair of quite exceptional performances.Ab...

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