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, Jorg Widmann’s String Quartet No. 6, entitled etude sur Beethoven; and concludes with Thomas Ades’ 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.

UPC: 3701624512470
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 5.1.26
Format: Vinyl

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, Jorg Widmann’s String Quartet No. 6, entitled Studie uber Beethoven; and concludes with Thomas Ades’ 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:

1. Likoo, for violin solo
2. Gran Cadenza, for two violins
3. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Maestoso – Largo subito
4. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Poco pi tranquillo
5. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Poco accelerando
6. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Poco pi mosso (ma calmo!)
7. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Pesante subito – Presto vivace subito
8. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Pi pesante
9. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~L’istesso tempo
10. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Pi mosso (molto ritmico)
11. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Molto vivace
12. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Scherzando vivace (spielerisch, Leicht)
13. Studie ber Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6)~Feroce, agitato subito
14. Air – Homage to Sibelius, for violin and orchestra~Adagio, calmo, con moto
15. Air – Homage to Sibelius, for violin and orchestra~Esitando… pi.. quasi a tempo

UPC: 3701624512449
Label: Alpha
Release Date: 4.10.26
Format: CD