Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan & Wiener PhilharmonikerVivaldi: The Four Seasons

Rich, warm violin tone over the Vienna Philharmonic's legendary precision, big and grand where period readings stay lean. Mutter was twenty and already among the world's finest, her Spring birdsong bright and her Winter shivering with full-orchestra weight. Karajan, who discovered her at thirteen, plays harpsichord continuo. Unapologetically Romantic in scale. A plush, sweeping Four Seasons that wraps around you like a heavy coat.