Although not for every violin devotee, this disc of Hans Werner Henze's First and Third violin concertos plus his Fünf Nachtstücke for violin and piano will thrill those for whom the anguished Alban Berg and mournful Karl Amadeus Hartmann's concertos are the sin qua non of twentieth century works in the genre. The First Concerto of 1946 was the ...
The music of contemporary British composer Nigel Clarke heard here is brash, absolutely direct, full of attention-getting strokes, and above all physically involving and challenging for the players. Clarke works closely with soloists not only after but during the composition of a work, sometimes incorporating players' practice and warm-up routines ...
Vol. 4 of the Beethoven Explored series again finds violinist Peter Sheppard Skaerved and pianist Aaron Shorr delving into the piano/violin literature of Beethoven and some of his significant contemporaries. What exactly is explored? For starters, the liner notes provide an exemplary overview of the compositional and political lay of the land ...
The Beethoven Explored series on Britain's Metier label apparently seeks to situate Beethoven's music for violin and piano within its original surroundings. (They do not, however, use period instruments.) As such, the three early sonatas included on this disc receive their original designation as being "for piano and violin." The results are easy ...
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