Mozart: The Violin Sonatas [Box set, Collector's Edition]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Daniel Barenboim (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Daniel Barenboim
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (October 28, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Collector's Edition
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B00004SA87
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Sonatas
  • #6 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > General
  • #6 in Music > Classical > Instruments > Strings > Violin

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Street Release Date: 10/28/2003
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Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS

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57 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful to re-listen to these works., January 16, 2006

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GEORGE RANNIE "GWRJWMCL" (DENVER, COLORADO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Audio CD)

Many years ago, I owned, on vinyl, Mozart's Violin Sonatas. I don't remember the artists; however, I DO remember enjoying them immensely. Therefore, when the opportunity came with this recording to restore the complete Violin Sonatas by Mozart to my CD collection, I "jumped" at the chance. After all, this is Mozart's two-hundredth fifieth birthday; plus the recording is at a ridiculously low price, and MOST OF ALL, the recording features the esteemed musical team of Perlman and Barenboim--WHAT could be better than that? Please be advised, that my expectations have been fully realized and in actuality, they have been surpassed-the music is far more beautiful than I remember with Perlman and Barenboim making an exquisite musical team playing Mozart's gorgeous Violin Sonatas beautifully and sensitively!

If you love Mozart and want to hear some beautiful works played by masters of their respective instruments(at an unbelievable price) buy this CD collection. You will love it! The sound is great too belying the age of the recordings. They sound, to me, as if they were recorded very recently. In other words, great transfers to the CD format!

92 of 112 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Approach The Mozart Violin Sonatas, February 14, 2004

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Uri "Uri .H." (Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Audio CD)

As seen before, and known to the general public of classical music lovers and fans, the phenomenal pianist Daniel Barenboim, and the virtuoso violinst Itzhak Perlman join together in making this CD a splendid joy to the ears.

There is not even one bad thing that I can say about Perlman's playing the violin sonatas therefore I will talk about the pianists part in this recording.

For starters, when I bought this CD, I have never before lisened to the Mozart Violin Sonatas successivley played at all.
Actually, the first reason for which I bought this CD was because it starred Barenboim, my most favourite pianist ever, so I decided to add this CD to my collection, as another CD of his, mereley some performance for the violin sonatas.

Though after listening to the C major sonata, (K.296), D major sonata, (K.306) and the G major sonata, (K.379), I have astonishngly found out that there is much more than just playing the sonatas right. It is actually a shere musical expressiveness which, even one who cannot distinguish between Barenboim and Perlman to some other amateur pianist and violinst will find out that indeed this recording is of great value. A fact that has brought me about to listen to this CD many times.

Barenboim has always been known to be on of the best pianists to accompany in Lieders and violin/cello sonatas. In this recording one can listen to the synergy between Perlamn and Barenboim and with great exploratory uniqueness.

Barenboim plays with exact percision with Perlman, although one should not take this to be shere technicallity but great notice to the solist. He is able to reach to the depths of the Sonata, that although might sound frivolous and simple minded at first, it successfully depicits a great picture and monumental view of the way an accomplice should listen to it.

I have listened to almost every CD of Barenboim play the piano and this is one of the best of them.

And what about Perlman? No one should be astonished, because one who has listened to a few recordings of him playing Mozart, (i.e Mozart Violin Concertos No. 3&5 with Lhevine), will agree with me that there is a perfect sound, and expressivness, which Perlman has in a profoundly perfect way.

What makes this CD even better than other perfomances of the other recordings of the violon Sonatas is that it is a DDD performance, (digitally recorded, with superior qualtiy), and a long time history and coexperience with one another, Perlman with Barenboim.

Enough said, now just listen to it.
I promise you, this is not a regret CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perlman and Barenboim = Musical Mozart Bliss, January 28, 2011

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This review is from: Mozart: The Violin Sonatas (Audio CD)

This recording of Mozart's violin sonatas is superb. I am a huge fan of Anne-Sophie Mutter and was considering purchasing her set, but the price! This recording featuring two of classical music's brightest stars at a Jackson was enough to convince me.

Let me just say I am absolutely thrilled with this purchase. Every piece is played beautifully. I have listened to all four of the cds and Mozart's soul is in the room with me (thanks to these two men and their musical gifts).

If you want music that is played with heart and soul at a "reasonable price", here it is...your box set has arrived. I will still listen and look for Mutter's recordings, but I will not pay the premium prices being asked at the current time!

This set was everything I could have hoped for in a set of Mozart's violin sonatas...when I put the cd into my player...I am transported to a a place where I "feel" the music. The price for this experience was well worth it!