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På intet tidspunkt brister den evighedsmelodi, som Adès lader Anne-Sophie Mutter spinde, og efterhånden som tiden går mister man orienteringen og bliver en del af det storslåede musikalske landskab.
- Magasinet Klassisk

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.

Tracklist:
01 Likoo, for Violin Solo (Aftab Darvishi) 6:39
02 Gran Cadenza, for Two Violins (Unsuk Chin) 8:53
03 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): I. Maestoso - Largo subito (Jörg Widmann) 2:15
04 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): II. Poco più tranquillo (Jörg Widmann) 2:05
05 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): III. Poco accelerando (Jörg Widmann) 1:46
06 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): IV. Poco più mosso (ma calmo!) (Jörg Widmann) 2:37
07 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): V. Pesante subito - Presto vivace subito (Jörg Widmann) 3:19
08 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): VI. Più pesante (Jörg Widmann) 2:37
09 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): VII. L'istesso tempo (Jörg Widmann) 2:30
10 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): VIII. Più mosso (molto ritmico) (Jörg Widmann) 2:46
11 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): IX. Molto vivace (Jörg Widmann) 2:48
12 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): X. Scherzando vivace (spielerisch, leicht) (Jörg Widmann) 2:12
13 Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6): XI. Feroce, agitato subito (Jörg Widmann) 3:48
14 Air-Homage to Sibelius, for Violin and Orchestra: I. Adagio - calmo - con moto (Thomas Adès) 10:08
15 Air-Homage to Sibelius, for Violin and Orchestra: II. esitando... più... quasi a tempo (Thomas Adès) 6:48