No, Rachel Barton Pine is not a stranger to Mozart. In fact, you may even call her an expert.
On January 13, for Avie Records, the acclaimed violinist released Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos and the Sinfonia Concertante K364--accompanied by Sir Neville Marriner's Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
Not surprisingly, it's selling out.
Ever the scholar, and well before any mics were placed, Pine spent a lot of time reading, listening and absorbing as much as she could about that celebrated son of Leopold.
Of course, her own story celebrates much more than the plight of a fastidious musician. Yes, her's is one of struggle and, perhaps most importantly, the triumph that is deserved from overcoming life's largest of obstacles.
You see, Pine's latest album, her 24th recording to date, coincides not just with Mozart's birthday; it's also the 20th anniversary of the accident that nearly killed her.
Upon exiting a Metra commuter train in the Chicago suburb of Winnetka, Pine’s violin case strap became wedged in the closing doors, pinning her to the car. Dragged along the tracks for some 400 feet, eventually, she was pulled underneath, resulting in one leg severed and the other severely mangled.
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