Barber; Beethoven; Tchaikovsky Chamber Works
A magnificent live Kreutzer brings power and passion from two virtuosos
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Composer or Director: Ludwig van Beethoven, Samuel Barber, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Genre:
Chamber
Label: Ivory Classics
Magazine Review Date: 2/2004
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 98
Mastering:
Stereo
ADD
Catalogue Number: IVCD73003
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, 'Kreutzer' |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Earl Wild, Piano Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Oscar Shumsky, Violin |
Sonata for Cello and Piano |
Samuel Barber, Composer
Charles Curtis, Cello Earl Wild, Piano Samuel Barber, Composer |
Piano Trio |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer
Charles Curtis, Cello Earl Wild, Piano Oscar Shumsky, Violin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer |
Author: DuncanDruce
Perhaps inevitably, the rest comes as an anti-climax. Barber’s youthful but highly characteristic and dramatic Sonata is very well done, however, the 19-year-old Charles Curtis rising impressively to the challenge of partnering Wild. In the Tchaikovsky the recorded balance isn’t always satisfactory – I suspect the engineers changed the levels during the performance. There are also some strange glitches in the sound at the end of track 2, just before the finale. Despite many wonderful moments – Wild’s superb, magical playing of the Mazurka variation is one example – the account doesn’t quite have the sustained inspiration of the Beethoven. But it’s still magnificent playing, in the grand manner.
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