Album insights
María Dueñas, a Spanish violinist, presents a captivating and unique interpretation of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in her debut album, "Beethoven and Beyond" by DG. Recorded live at the Vienna Musikverein with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Manfred Honeck, the album features Dueñas' original cadenzas composed for each movement. Additionally, the album showcases a selection of violin and orchestra masterpieces by composers such as Kreisler, Saint-Saëns, Spohr, Wieniawski, and Ysaÿe. To complement these works and the concerto, Dueñas has included a companion CD featuring cadenzas written by the same five composers for the first movement of Beethoven.