Arabella Steinbacher – Mozart: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 (2021) [DSF DSD256 + FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

After having recorded Mozart’s last three violin concertos in 2014, Arabella Steinbacher, the Festival Strings Lucerne and its leader Daniel Dodds now complete the cycle by presenting Mozart’s less well-known, but equally enchanting Violin Concertos 1 & 2, together with his Adagio in E Major and Rondos in C Major and B-flat Major.

Steinbacher plays the cadenzas by Wolfgang Schneiderhan, who co-founded the Festival Strings Lucerne in 1956. Another exciting aspect of this album is that she plays for the first time on the „Ex Benno Walter“ Strad from 1718.

Tracklist:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major, KV 207 (Cadenzas by Wolfgang Schneiderhan)
1. I. Allegro moderato (07:02)
2. II. Adagio (07:19)
3. III. Presto (05:49)

4. Adagio in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, KV 261 (07:44)
5. Rondo in C Major for Violin and Orchestra, KV 373 (05:53)
6. Rondo in B-flat Major for Violin and Orchestra, KV 269/261a (07:23)

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, KV 211(Cadenzas by Wolfgang Schneiderhan)
7. I. Allegro moderato (08:23)
8. II. Andante (06:34)
9. III. Rondeau. Allegro (04:41)

Personnel
Arabella Steinbacher, violin
Festival Strings Lucerne
Daniel Dodds, artistic director & leader

DSF DSD256