Romantic pieces for Violine and Piano
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Dvorák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87; Sonatina in G, Op. 100; Romatic Pieces, Op. 75 - Expanded Edition
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| By | Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews   |
This review is from: Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat, Op. 87; Sonatina in G, Op. 11; Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 (Audio CD)
This CD is a mid-price reissue from Sony’s new Masterworks Expanded Edition series. I wrote the following review of its full-price counterpart (strangely, still currently available) in October of 2000:
Is there a better Chamber Quartet out there than Emanuel Ax, Isaac Stern, Jamie Laredo and Yo-Yo Ma? I think not. The men behind a string of brilliant Piano Quartet recordings by Brahms, Faure and Mozart, ring in the 21st Century with this terrific recording of Dvorak’s Second Piano Quartet, Op. 87. Originally I considered purchasing, based on Amazon’s recommendation, the Emerson String Quartet disc that couples this piece with Dvorak’s Piano Quintet. But a knowledgeable friend had reservations about that title, and instead suggested Juilliard’s Sony Essential Classic CD which features the Piano Quintet (with Rudolf Firkusny) and the “American” String Quartet. I am delighted to own that amazing disc, but it still left me needing to find an acceptable Piano Quartet recording. Well, this CD not only filled the void in my collection, but also the void in my life. Just kidding, but it is a first rate rendition of the Quartet. The disc’s remaining material has pianist Robert McDonald joining Stern on Romantic Pieces for Violin and Piano and the Sonatina in G Major for Violin and Piano, and while the latter piece was written for Dvorak’s kids, there is nothing amateurish about it. This is a thoroughly enjoyable, rewarding collection of Dvorak’s music played lovingly and enthusiastically by some of today’s master musicians.
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