Anne-Sophie Mutter: East Meets West

Anne-Sophie Mutter is launching her own series of recordings on Alpha Classics, ASM Forte Forward, devoted to the music of our time: it will exclusively feature contemporary works written for her. In 2026 and 2027, this exceptional artist is celebrating her jubilee: 50 years on stage, driven by curiosity, passion and commitment to the future of music. The first opus in this new series, East Meets West, includes works by four composers from diverse origins. The programme moves from solo violin, through duo and chamber repertoire, to concerto with orchestra. It opens with Likoo for solo violin by Iranian-Dutch composer Aftab Darvishi, followed by Gran Cadenza for two violins by Unsuk Chin, a South Korean composer living in Berlin, Jörg Widmann's String Quartet No. 6, entitled Studie über Beethoven; and concludes with Thomas Adès' concerto for violin and orchestra, Air-Homage to Sibelius, premiered in 2022 and recorded here with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the British composer himself.

1: Likoo, for Violin Solo
2: Gran Cadenza, for Two Violins
3: I. Maestoso - Largo Subito
4: II. Poco Più Tranquillo
5: III. Poco Accelerando
6: IV. Poco Più Mosso (Ma Calmo!)
7: V. Pesante Subito - Presto Vivace Subito
8: VI. Più Pesante
9: VII. L'istesso Tempo
10: VIII. Più Mosso (Molto Ritmico)
11: IX. Molto Vivace
12: X. Scherzando Vivace (Spielerisch, Leicht)
13: XI. Feroce, Agitato Subito
14: I. Adagio - Calmo - Con Moto
15: II. Esitando...più...quasi a Tempo

Composer: Unsuk Chin, Thomas Adès, Aftab Darvishi, Jörg Widmann

Conductor: Thomas Adès

Number of Discs: 1

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

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