Renaud Capuçon Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Sinfonia concertante

Following his first solo concertos disc of Mendelssohn and Schumann (7243 5 45663 2 5), French violinist Renaud Capuçon chose a disc of Mozart's first and third concertos, as well as his imposing Sinfonia Concertante, with outstanding young violist Antoine Tamestit. All three works feature the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by fellow Frenchman and Mozart expert Louis Langrée.

Says Capuçon of Langrée (who has directed the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York since 2002): "Working with Louis Langrée is a particular privilege, his Mozart has honesty, purity and joie de vivre...grace, in fact." And of the SCO: "The players' finesse of articulation and their colors are drawn from chamber music...This simplicity of approach is essential for me."

This intimate reading offers new insights into these familiar works, particularly during the grief-stricken slow movement of the Sinfonia Concertante, which finds all three musicians digging deep into the emotional core of the music.