It’s difficult not to see a certain serendipity in their naming, for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Erich Wolfgang Korngold shared so much more. They were two of the three indisputable Wunderkinder ever to grace the world of Western music, and if only Mendelssohn father had had the foresight to name his eldest Wolfgang too, the triumvirate would have been united in name as well as talent. Both the violin concertos recorded here are full of delicious melody, expertly scored, superbly crafted, and a delight to listen to. The two Wolfgangs truly had far more in common than just a name.

For nearly a decade, the virtuoso violinist Caroline Goudling has performed with the world’s premier orchestras, in recital and on record and has blossomed from “precociously gifted” (Gramophone) 13-year-old soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra to “a skilled violinist well on her way to an important career” (Washington Post).