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.
.... Then again, you might just like them more than I do!
++ For a more 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...
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Advantages: A new way to hear Beethoven Disadvantages: Surpassed by some later period cycles
...depiction of a trio of birds, a village band and a thunderstorm.
The Seventh brought a completely new emphasis on the use of rhythm, something that had never been heard of before at this scale, while the Eighth proved that little is sometimes more with its witty and humor-filled attitude completely off-setting the greater Seventh. And finally there came the Ninth Symphony that not only out-scaled the Eroica, but also introduced human voices in a symphony. The addition of a chorus and soloists in a profoundly instrumental work would be much explored by the Romantics that followed. In essence and deed, Beethoven was one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) influences in the way music evolved through the Classical era to the Romantic. And, of course, his influence also effected many other genres like piano sonatas, chamber music, concertos, etc...
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Advantages: Outstanding music on period instruments Disadvantages: Swaping C.D'S in music player.
...extensively.
The original set was a six boxed set from EMI as follows:-
CD 1 66’06" Symphony No 1 Symphony No 6 "The Pastoral"
CD 2 58’40" Symphony No 2 Symphony No 8
CD 3 48’43" Overture: Creatures of Prometheus Symphony No 3 "Erocia"
CD 4 64’36" Symphony No 4 Symphony No 5
CD 5 52’50" Overture; "Coriolan ", Overture: "Egmont", Symphony No 7
CD 6 62’23" Symphony No 9 "The Choral"
This new set from Virgin Classics Catalogue No 5619432 is as follows:-
CD 1 Symphony No 1 Symphony No 3 "Eeroica"
Creatures of Prometheus
CD 2 Symphony No 2 Symphony No 8
Coriolan Overture Egmont Overture
CD 3 Symphony No 4 Symphony No 7
CD 4 Symphony No 5 Symphony No 6 "Pastoral"
CD 5 Symphony No 9 “The Choral"
Amazon price £13...
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