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This album was recorded live at London's Wigmore Hall in January 2012, and it would be interesting to know whether its release was planned ahead of time or motivated by ongoing affection for the performances. Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses and Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires have often played as a duo, and the easy conversational quality they have achieved is fully evident here. But the beauty goes beyond the usual chamber music competences. Meneses is rightly renowned for his rich tone, which remains undamaged even in the upper reaches of the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, a work written for a defunct six-stringed instrument somewhere between cello and guitar; it lies a bit high for the cello, but Meneses is untroubled by that. The real star of the show, though, may be Pires, who contributes some deeply mysterious Brahms Intermezzi and calibrates her role with astonishing precision in the duo works, emerging into full duet partnership in the final Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38. Beautiful and more, with a dark, melancholy strain unifying the whole, this is chamber music reminiscent of the golden age. Deutsche Grammophon's engineering team also deserves notice for the startling live presence, undiminished by intrusions of noise.
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Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D. 821 (Franz Schubert)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Franz Schubert, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Intermezzi, Op. 117 (Johannes Brahms)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 (Johannes Brahms)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Pastoral In F, BWV 590 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
John Fraser, Producer, Recording Producer - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Antonio Meneses, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mellor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria João Pires, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matthias Spindler, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Kemper, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maria Roemaet-Rosanoff, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
This album was recorded live at London's Wigmore Hall in January 2012, and it would be interesting to know whether its release was planned ahead of time or motivated by ongoing affection for the performances. Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses and Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires have often played as a duo, and the easy conversational quality they have achieved is fully evident here. But the beauty goes beyond the usual chamber music competences. Meneses is rightly renowned for his rich tone, which remains undamaged even in the upper reaches of the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, a work written for a defunct six-stringed instrument somewhere between cello and guitar; it lies a bit high for the cello, but Meneses is untroubled by that. The real star of the show, though, may be Pires, who contributes some deeply mysterious Brahms Intermezzi and calibrates her role with astonishing precision in the duo works, emerging into full duet partnership in the final Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38. Beautiful and more, with a dark, melancholy strain unifying the whole, this is chamber music reminiscent of the golden age. Deutsche Grammophon's engineering team also deserves notice for the startling live presence, undiminished by intrusions of noise.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:59
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Antônio Meneses Maria João Pires
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, Under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S., a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2013 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin, Under exclusive license to Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S., a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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