Post by julesd68 on May 9, 2017 16:09:59 GMT
Anne-Sophie Mutter - The Club Album, Live from Yellow Lounge (2015)
Ok I admit it I’m a big fan of the divine Ms M, but this is an album that is worthy of anyone who loves the violin or indeed classical music in general.
Firstly let’s look at the concept – www.yellowlounge.com/
<Yellow Lounge brings classical music bang up-to-date, leaving a trail of twin-sets, pearls and grey suits in its wake. Established fifteen years ago in the Berlin club scene, Yellow Lounge took the classical rule book and tore it up before ingeniously stitching it back together.>
Here's the trailer -
So these guys are trying to do something different with the presentation of classical music and on the basis of this album, it works, very well and it makes me want to attend one of their club evenings for sure. The varied choice of music, from baroque to the 20th century, is carefully chosen and the track listing as a whole has a lovely flow about it. More importantly it does seem to capture a lot of the energy and atmosphere of an intimate live performance. This is partly due to the superb recording quality, which enjoys a quite startling clarity on vinyl. But of course without a towering performance from Anne-Sophie it would all be for nothing – for me she exercises her virtuosity to the full from start to finish. It’s much more than the fearsome technique that she is renowned for –the passion and commitment she displays here is quite wonderful and one really gets the sense of her revelling in this opportunity to break free from the traditional formats that must fill up her diary year on year.
Yes, there are a few extracts from the Four Seasons but these are played so fiercely and refreshingly that I defy you not to be moved. There are some staples from Saint-Saens and Bach, some works you may not know from classical composers that you certainly do and then contemporary works from the likes of Gershwin that I wouldn’t normally bother to look at, but which I enjoyed within the format of this album. Although contemporary in concept and packaging, this album is thoroughly old-school in that one can listen and enjoy from start to finish.
Kudos to DG for releasing this in a variety of formats, including a rather lovely and lavish vinyl release. I hope there is more to come in this series from other artists at the top of their game.
Ok I admit it I’m a big fan of the divine Ms M, but this is an album that is worthy of anyone who loves the violin or indeed classical music in general.
Firstly let’s look at the concept – www.yellowlounge.com/
<Yellow Lounge brings classical music bang up-to-date, leaving a trail of twin-sets, pearls and grey suits in its wake. Established fifteen years ago in the Berlin club scene, Yellow Lounge took the classical rule book and tore it up before ingeniously stitching it back together.>
Here's the trailer -
So these guys are trying to do something different with the presentation of classical music and on the basis of this album, it works, very well and it makes me want to attend one of their club evenings for sure. The varied choice of music, from baroque to the 20th century, is carefully chosen and the track listing as a whole has a lovely flow about it. More importantly it does seem to capture a lot of the energy and atmosphere of an intimate live performance. This is partly due to the superb recording quality, which enjoys a quite startling clarity on vinyl. But of course without a towering performance from Anne-Sophie it would all be for nothing – for me she exercises her virtuosity to the full from start to finish. It’s much more than the fearsome technique that she is renowned for –the passion and commitment she displays here is quite wonderful and one really gets the sense of her revelling in this opportunity to break free from the traditional formats that must fill up her diary year on year.
Yes, there are a few extracts from the Four Seasons but these are played so fiercely and refreshingly that I defy you not to be moved. There are some staples from Saint-Saens and Bach, some works you may not know from classical composers that you certainly do and then contemporary works from the likes of Gershwin that I wouldn’t normally bother to look at, but which I enjoyed within the format of this album. Although contemporary in concept and packaging, this album is thoroughly old-school in that one can listen and enjoy from start to finish.
Kudos to DG for releasing this in a variety of formats, including a rather lovely and lavish vinyl release. I hope there is more to come in this series from other artists at the top of their game.
