Beethoven Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op 61

Premiered in 1806 Beethovens Violin Concerto in D Major paved the way for three great violin concertos of the 19th and 20th centuries Brahms Tchaikovsky and Sibelius Extremely expressive and astonishing in it emotional scope the work nonetheless received an ambivalent response at its premiere Renowned for his knowledge of Beethovens oeuvre the conductor Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker are joined by the virtuoso violinist AnneSophie Mutter for a masterful performance