Julia Fischer & Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Conducted By Yakov Kreizberg - W.A. Mozart: The Violin Concertos [3SACD+1DVD ISO] (2011)

This highly collectable boxed set assembles all the works which Mozart composed for violin and orchestra, performed by the much-acclaimed violinist Julia Fischer in impeccable readings. The set includes 3 SACDs along with an added DVD which includes previously unreleased video footage of the Mozart recording sessions. --Barry Forshaw's CD Choice

All of these Mozart recordings featuring the remarkable young violinist Julia Fischer have been favorably reviewed on this site and elsewhere. Now Pentatone is issuing them in this boxed set that also includes a DVD of excerpts from recording sessions for Violin Concerto No. 2 and the Sinfonia Concertante. a delight to watch and it also gives us the opportunity to observe Yakov Kreizberg, who died of cancer recently at the age of 51, the estranged brother of Smyon Bychkov. Kreizberg made a number of recordings for Pentatone, and he will be missed. The set's booklet is a part of the packaging making it rather difficult to use. It is a pleasure to watch the graceful young violinist at work you also can see her in a remarkable concert on DVD in which she gives sterling performances of Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto and the Grieg Piano Concerto, a remarkable display of double virtuosity. If you don't already have Fischer's Mozart recordings, here's your opportunity to acquire them at about half of the price of original issues