Renaud Capucon & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne Mozart The Violin Concertos (2 UHQCD)

For the 2021/22 season, the French violinist Renaud Capuçon took over the direction of the "Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne", which specializes in Mozart, resulting in this joint recording of the five violin concertos. The album was recorded at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne, and Capuçon mastered the double challenge as soloist and conductor with flying colours.
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Selections:

CD 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat major, K.207
1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Presto
Violin Concerto No.2 in D major, K.211
4. Allegro moderato
5. Andante
6. Rondeau (Allegro)
Violin Concerto No.3 in G major, K.216
7. Allegro
8. Adagio
9. Rondeau (Allegro)
CD 2
Violin Concerto No.4 in D major, K.218
1. Allegro
2. Andante cantabile
3. Rondeau (Andante grazioso)
Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219 "Turkish"
4. Allegro aperto
5. Adagio
6. Rondeau (Tempo di Menuetto)
7. Rondo in C major, K.373
8. Adagio in E major, K.261