Pamela Frank Plays Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5/Haffner Serenade [Import]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), David Zinman (Conductor), Tonhalle-Orchestre Zurich (Orchestra), Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra (Orchestra), Pamela Frank (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Pamela Frank
• Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchestre Zurich, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
• Conductor: David Zinman
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Arte Nova Records
• ASIN: B00003W7YB
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,580 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Finest Recently Recorded Mozart Violin Concertos, April 26, 2001

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pamela Frank Plays Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5/Haffner Serenade (Audio CD)

I agree with Amazon.com's reviewer that Ms. Frank isn't as warm an interpreter of Mozart as Monsieur Grumiaux was, but she, Maestro Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra make a compelling case why this should be regarded as among the finest cycles of Mozart violin concerti. Indeed, Grammophone's Classical CD guide does regard it as definitive. I was greatly impressed with Ms. Frank's lyrical playing and great technical skill. I was also amazed that she played cadenzas that were largely composed by Zinman, not by Joachim or some other noted violinist of the past. Once more, David Zinman conducts the Tonhalle Orchestra as though it was a chamber orchestra, not the symphony orchestra that it is. He conducts Mozart with clarity, without being overwhelmed by warmth, opting for brisk tempi. Arte Nova's sound engineers have to be commended for producing again a first-rate well-balanced recording that is as good as their spectacular Zinman/Tonhalle Orchestra Beethoven symphony cycle.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The set to own, November 11, 2001

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Jesse Irons "renaissance man" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pamela Frank Plays Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5/Haffner Serenade (Audio CD)

Pamela Frank is inspiring. Her playing is light on its feet and quick-witted, with nothing Mozart didn't write and everything he did. After listening to Ms. Frank on these CDs, one cannot imagine Mozart being played any other way - it just seems so "right".

If you want two recordings, go for this one and Grumiaux (already mentioned by other reviewers). If you only want one, however, this is the one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sparkling clarity, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pamela Frank Plays Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5/Haffner Serenade (Audio CD)

I own several other recordings of these concertos. Maybe it's the "sparkling clarity" mentioned by Leslie Gerber, maybe its the DDD sound, or maybe it's Pamela Frank's charming style, but these sound uniquely special to me. At this price, these CDs deserve 5 stars.