Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
DVD5 | 720x480 | NTSC | AR 2:40:1 | German/English | 2ch PCM | subs Eng/Ger/Ita/Esp/Fr/Jap | 56m | 3.47Gb
Label: Art Haus Musik | cat. no. 101 545
It is fascinating to see the encounter between these two strong-willed women. Sofia Gubaidulina and Anne-Sophie Mutter seem to connect easily.
In August 2007, Anne-Sophie Mutter performed the world premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina's second violin concerto in Lucerne with conductor Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. This piece by the Russian composer (born in 1931) was an important event in many respects. Sofia Gubaidulina is one of the world's leading contemporary composers. Her international breakthrough came in 1980 with her first violin concerto, "Offertorium", which she wrote for Gidon Kremer. To this day, it remains her most often performed piece. In spite of all the other pieces she has written in the meantime, it is her second violin concerto that violinists, conductors and orchestras around the world have eagerly been awaiting, especially since she was commissioned to write it in 1992 by Paul Sacher, the Basel conductor and patron of the arts. It was his wish that Gubaidulina's new violin concerto first be performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter. Fifteen years later, that dream finally came true.
Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
Sophia – Biography of a Violin Concerto (2011)
Performers:
Anne-Sophie Mutter - violin
Gidon Kremer – violin
Berliner Philharmoniker - Simon Rattle
Jan Schmidt-Garre (director)