This stylish and elegant modern-instrument recording rounds off Znaider’s cycle of Mozart’s complete violin concertos—the product of an audibly fruitful musical partnership with the LSO. A greatly slimmed-down orchestra plays with nimbleness and delicacy while Znaider—using his gorgeous-sounding “Ex-Kreisler” Guarneri violin (on which Elgar’s concerto was premiered)—gives these youthful works lightness and grace that melt the heart. The Third is the best-known work here and justifies its popularity with a performance of spirit and great charm.
Other Versions
- Christian Svarfvar, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Henrik Måwe & Joana Carneiro
- Michael Barenboim, Yulia Deyneka, Kian Soltani & Daniel Barenboim
- Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Mariss Jansons
- Evgeny Kissin & Emerson String Quartet
- Kirill Gerstein, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, David Robertson & Gary Burton
- Frank Peter Zimmermann, Serge Zimmermann & Berliner Barock Solisten