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Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3.(Sound recording review)
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3. Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante. Virgin Classics 0946 3 44706 2.
Having apparently exhausted the repertoire of Vivaldi, Fabio Biondi and his Europa Galante players embark on the first three of Mozart's five violin concertos. The results are mixed.
Biondi is well known for his hearty, zestful approach to music making, and while this might work fine in baroque pieces, it could be better moderated in these later, classical pieces. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned (yes, probably), but I found most of Biondi's readings here lacking in grace, elegance, and refinement. Yes, the slow, middle movements come off well when Biondi holds up long enough to let the music breathe, especially in the Andante of Concerto No. 2, but the outer movements are just too fast and perfunctory for me. A quick comparison to older recordings (there's that old-fashioned guy again) by Grumiaux, Mutter, and Oistrakh reveal a wealth ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-3.(Sound recording review)