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Has there ever been a coupling of the violin sonatas of Edward Elgar and Gabriel Fauré before? If not, why not? They're a natural together: Elgar's reticently ardent sonata is well matched by Fauré's fervently reserved sonata. While both Elgar and Fauré are B-list nineteenth century composers, their sonatas together are a compelling double portrait of Europe at the edge of a cultural abyss.
If there has never been a coupling of Elgar and Fauré's violin sonatas before, there is now in this one by Elmar Oliveira and Robert Koenig on Artek. And now that there is, there never needs to be one again because Oliveira and Koenig have done it. In their hands, the Elgar Sonata with rushing tempos and reckless rhythms sounds almost but not quite like music on the edge of an emotional breakdown. In their hands, the Fauré Sonata with its passionate phrasing and dramatic structures sounds almost but not quite like music on the edge of an emotional revelation. But in both works, Oliveira and Koenig kept control of themselves and the music, holding themselves back from histrionics and the music back from hysterics. The result is as fine a coupling of any two violin sonatas ever recorded. Artek's digital sound is just about but not quite as good as the major international labels.
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, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
, Contributor - Robert Koenig, piano
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Has there ever been a coupling of the violin sonatas of Edward Elgar and Gabriel Fauré before? If not, why not? They're a natural together: Elgar's reticently ardent sonata is well matched by Fauré's fervently reserved sonata. While both Elgar and Fauré are B-list nineteenth century composers, their sonatas together are a compelling double portrait of Europe at the edge of a cultural abyss.
If there has never been a coupling of Elgar and Fauré's violin sonatas before, there is now in this one by Elmar Oliveira and Robert Koenig on Artek. And now that there is, there never needs to be one again because Oliveira and Koenig have done it. In their hands, the Elgar Sonata with rushing tempos and reckless rhythms sounds almost but not quite like music on the edge of an emotional breakdown. In their hands, the Fauré Sonata with its passionate phrasing and dramatic structures sounds almost but not quite like music on the edge of an emotional revelation. But in both works, Oliveira and Koenig kept control of themselves and the music, holding themselves back from histrionics and the music back from hysterics. The result is as fine a coupling of any two violin sonatas ever recorded. Artek's digital sound is just about but not quite as good as the major international labels.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:50
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artist: Elmar Oliveira
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Artek
- Genre: Klassiek
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