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Title: Flawless
Review: Mutter and Orkis were recorded on stage playing all ten of Beethoven's sonatas for piano and violin, which are presented in order from first to last. The performances are all wonderful. Although Orkis is not as famous as Mutter, it is evident that he collaborates on at least an equal basis (in the earlier sonatas, the piano is the leading instrument; in the later ones, the violinist becomes an equal partner). Mutter is second to no one as an executant and these performances are free of significant technical flaws. Picture and sound quality are first-rate. I can't think of any reason you wouldn't want these DVDs. NOTE: another DVD, entitled "A Life with Beethoven," contains the same performances of the "Spring" and "Kreutzer" sonatas and the same documentary found in "Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas." If you get this one, you don't need the other.
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