Anne-Sophie Mutter SACD Review - Beethoven Violin Concerto

<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avsoftware/dvd-audio/AnneSophieMutterBeethoven.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 112px; HEIGHT: 100px" alt=[AnneSophieMutterBeethoven1] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/AnneSophieMutterBeethoven1_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>When one begins listening to classical music, one of the most logical composers to start with would have to be Ludwig van Beethoven. Even the most novice listener knows Beethoven’s most famous four notes. Aside from his symphonies, Beethoven also composed several other types of music. In 1806 he composed the Violin Concerto in D major. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto No. 1 is an excellent show off piece and can only be played by the most advanced violinist. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">While doing research on Anne Sophie-</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1ersonName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">M</SPAN></st1ersonName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">utter, I found that she is well respected for her accuracy on the violin, but is criticized at times for being too rigid. After reading this I was quite interested in hearing her interpretation of this great concerto. Read the review for more...</SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[Read the Review]</SPAN></SPAN></P>

Can we expect more SACD and even DVD-A reviews? I've been hoping you'd do these types of reviews for quite some time. The DTS reviews are okay, but I prefer these formats.

The CD version is superb, so I was happy to see the SACD reviewed. Looks like I'll be adding it to my collection.

hopjohn said:

Can we expect more SACD and even DVD-A reviews? I've been hoping you'd do these types of reviews for quite some time. The DTS reviews are okay, but I prefer these formats.

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Yes, as you can tell we've been getting some great help lately in that area from Ron & Thomas. Tom will do SACD and DVD-Audio reviews before too long.