Title: Taut but Uninteresting Performances
Product review: Mozart's violin concertos are the products of a young composer. A lot of their magic is created by the performers. In this set, you have a well-recorded and well-played reading by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. With Monica Huggett you get a fine soloist who is more known for her Baroque work. The result is a set of well-crafted but ultimately boring performances. Since Mozart did not designate specific cadenzas to be played, every soloist can play what they like, Huggett choosing to perform her own. They are really a major disappointment, revealing a performer who really doesn't have a lot to say about these staples of the repertoire, like the performances as a whole. These concertos are good period performances but say nothing. Skip them, especially in a crowded field.
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