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This German release gets the title of these Mozart sonatas right: they are sonatas for piano and violin, not sonatas for violin and piano. Moreover, the balance is right as well: the baseline momentum is carried by the piano, with the violin coming in with just the right charmed subtlety. The title is Mozart's, and it's one that everybody else would have used at the time for this genre, which often involved a piano sonata with an ad libitum violin accompaniment. The comparative equality between the two instruments in Mozart's sonatas, especially the K. 454 sonata in B flat major, would have been a point of surprise in their favor. The cover photo, however, is of 21-year-old German violinist Friederike Starkloff, a then-recent contest winner who handles the restricted role of the violin well. Neither she nor Argentine pianist José Gallardo adds anything terribly new to the music, but there's an unassuming grace to the performances that seeps in after repeated hearings. The performers are not well supported by the usually fine Oehms engineering team, working in the University of Augsburg Concert Hall. The space is too live for this chamber music, and the problems are compounded by close miking that lets you hear every bit of violin bow noise. In situations where sound quality isn't a priority, some may enjoy this exposition of a promising young talent.
© TiVo
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Violin Sonata No. 25 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 3, K. 377 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, K. 526 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist, MainArtist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist, MainArtist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist, MainArtist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Serenade No. 7 in D major, K. 250, 'Haffner' (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) (Fritz Kreisler)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - José Gallardo, Artist - Friederike Starkloff, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
Album review
This German release gets the title of these Mozart sonatas right: they are sonatas for piano and violin, not sonatas for violin and piano. Moreover, the balance is right as well: the baseline momentum is carried by the piano, with the violin coming in with just the right charmed subtlety. The title is Mozart's, and it's one that everybody else would have used at the time for this genre, which often involved a piano sonata with an ad libitum violin accompaniment. The comparative equality between the two instruments in Mozart's sonatas, especially the K. 454 sonata in B flat major, would have been a point of surprise in their favor. The cover photo, however, is of 21-year-old German violinist Friederike Starkloff, a then-recent contest winner who handles the restricted role of the violin well. Neither she nor Argentine pianist José Gallardo adds anything terribly new to the music, but there's an unassuming grace to the performances that seeps in after repeated hearings. The performers are not well supported by the usually fine Oehms engineering team, working in the University of Augsburg Concert Hall. The space is too live for this chamber music, and the problems are compounded by close miking that lets you hear every bit of violin bow noise. In situations where sound quality isn't a priority, some may enjoy this exposition of a promising young talent.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:34
- Main artists: Friederike Starkloff Jose Gallardo
- Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Label: Oehms Classics
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2012 Oehms Classics (P) 2012 Oehms Classics
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