Advantages: Thrilling, daredevil chamber music performances from the legendary Martha Argerich and partner-in-crime Gidon Kremer. Disadvantages: Violinist Kremer occasionally on the mannered, spastic side; only forty-three minutes of music.
...thorough introduction to Martha Argerich, you may want to read my other post (or you may not!):
http://www.ciao.co.uk/BachKeyboardWorksReview5359921
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CD Notes:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827)
Sonata for Piano and Violin no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
1. (1) Presto 6’56
2. (2) Andante scherzoso più Allegretto 7’20
3. (3) Allegro molto 5’15
Sonata for Piano and Violin no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Frühlings-Sonate" ["Spring"]
4. (1) Allegro 9’41
5. (2) Adagio molto espressivo 6’02
6. (3) Scherzo. Allegro molto 1’19
7. (4) Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 6’34
MARTHA ARGERICH, Piano
GIDON KREMER, Violin
Deutsche Grammophon
(P) 1987 43’23
417 787-2
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(Performances for comparison:)
From:
BEETHOVEN
The ViolinSonatas
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER
LAMBERT ORKIS
Compact Disc 2
Sonatas op. 23 & op. 24
"Spring Sonata...
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Advantages: Wonderful transcriptions of JS Bach's majestic music; sensitive, tender, vivacious, effortless and fluid playing. Disadvantages: Nil.
...Variata in A Minor (Italian Variations) BWV 989
7 Gigue from Violin Partita no 3. BWV1006
Trio Sonata in C Major BWV 529
8 Allegro
9 Largo
10 Allegro
Concerto in C minor (after Marcello) BWV 974:
11 Allegro
12 Largo
13 Presto
14 Bist du bei mir (from Anna Magdalena Notebook BWV 508)
Concerto in A major (transposed to C Major) BWV 1055:
15 Allegro
16 Larghetto
17 Allegro ma non tanto
18 Badinerie from Orchestral Suite no.2 BWV 1067
19 Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor BWV 232
Performers:
Alison Balsom (trumpets), Colm Carey (organ), Alina Ibragimova (violin), Alistair Ross (harpsichord & chamber organ), Mark Caudle (viola da gamba)
Total running time: 71' 31"
List Price:
$16.98
GBP13.99
(Of course, it can easily be had for less on many online stores. Just Google the disc name and artist.)
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The following information...
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Advantages: Everything you could ever want from a classical CD Disadvantages: none
...Beethoven
5. Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
6. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
7. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
8. Concierto de Aranjuez
Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo
9. Swan Lake
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
10. Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" in E minor
Composed by Antonín Dvorák
11. Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
12. Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
13. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
14. Adagio for Strings
Composed by Samuel Barber
15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, "Elvira M in C
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
16...
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