Norwegian violinist Marianne Thorsen (active mostly in England) and the Trondheim Solistene state here that they "wish to present a fresh version of the most elegant violin concertos in the history of music." This being an audiophile release, they view the challenge in mostly technical terms. After struggling through a rather mysterious metaphor ("To us, Mozart is as solid as rock, as soft as snow, and as clear as ice"), one learns that "this recording embraces the listener in a sonic world that invites him or her to ...
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Norwegian violinist Marianne Thorsen (active mostly in England) and the Trondheim Solistene state here that they "wish to present a fresh version of the most elegant violin concertos in the history of music." This being an audiophile release, they view the challenge in mostly technical terms. After struggling through a rather mysterious metaphor ("To us, Mozart is as solid as rock, as soft as snow, and as clear as ice"), one learns that "this recording embraces the listener in a sonic world that invites him or her to participate actively in the experience." The recording of the last three Mozart violin concertos is quite unusual, beginning with the fact that the package includes two separate discs containing the same music -- one a conventional CD and one a Super Audio disc.The conventional disc was auditioned for this review, and even this represents a virtuoso feat of engineering. The sonic ambiance of the Norwegian church recording location is, it must be said, a bit too far on the live side;...
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