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Mstislav Rostropovich / Ruldof Serkin: Johannes Brahms: The Cello Sonatas [Lp] (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Import) (LP)
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Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl!Analogue Mastering by Daniel Krieger!Mastered from the Original Masters of Universal Music!Our younger generation of cello soloists seems to favour a tone production which balances a refined upper range with a middle and lower register that's strong and well focused, rather than expansively rich and resonant. Readers will not need to be told that Rostropovich's soloimage is definitely not of this ilk: his musical personality is in every sense larger than life and in this magnificent coupling of the cello sonatas, in partnership with Rudolf Serkin, the very forward balance of the recording exaggerates this impression in the most vivid way. Bycomparison the piano image - to the right of and behind the cello - is more reticent in timbre and seldom matches Rostropovich's rich flood of sound, which isn't, of course, to suggest that Serkin fails to project the music, merely that the microphone placing makes Rostropovichvery much the dominating artist. This passionately warm-hearted and ripely Brahmsian music-making almost overwhelms the listener in its sheer impact. But with playing of this calibre, with both artists wonderfully attuned to each other's responses, every nuancetells and Brahms's bold melodic lines soar out from the speakers to capture the imagination, and provide an enthralling musical experience in each and every work. - The Gramophone MagazineFeatures:* Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl* Analogue mastering by Daniel Krieger* Mastered from the Original Masters of Universal Music* Cutting at Schallplatten Schneid Technik Br?ggemann GmbHMusicians:Mstislav Rostropovich, celloRuldof Serkin, pianoSelections:Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Die Cellosonaten / The Cello SonatasSide 1:Sonate F?r Klavier Und Violincello e-Moll Op. 381. Allegro Non Troppo2. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto3. AllegroSide 2:Sonate F?r Klavier Und Violincello F-Dur Op. 991. Allegro Vivace2. Adagio Affettuoso3. Allegro Passionato4. Allegro Molto
Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl!Analogue Mastering by Daniel Krieger!Mastered from the Original Masters of Universal Music!Our younger generation of cello soloists seems to favour a tone production which balances a refined upper range with a middle and lower register that's strong and well focused, rather than expansively rich and resonant. Readers will not need to be told that Rostropovich's soloimage is definitely not of this ilk: his musical personality is in every sense larger than life and in this magnificent coupling of the cello sonatas, in partnership with Rudolf Serkin, the very forward balance of the recording exaggerates this impression in the most vivid way. Bycomparison the piano image - to the right of and behind the cello - is more reticent in timbre and seldom matches Rostropovich's rich flood of sound, which isn't, of course, to suggest that Serkin fails to project the music, merely that the microphone placing makes Rostropovichvery much the dominating artist. This passionately warm-hearted and ripely Brahmsian music-making almost overwhelms the listener in its sheer impact. But with playing of this calibre, with both artists wonderfully attuned to each other's responses, every nuancetells and Brahms's bold melodic lines soar out from the speakers to capture the imagination, and provide an enthralling musical experience in each and every work. - The Gramophone MagazineFeatures:* Audiophile 180g Virgin Vinyl* Analogue mastering by Daniel Krieger* Mastered from the Original Masters of Universal Music* Cutting at Schallplatten Schneid Technik Br?ggemann GmbHMusicians:Mstislav Rostropovich, celloRuldof Serkin, pianoSelections:Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)Die Cellosonaten / The Cello SonatasSide 1:Sonate F?r Klavier Und Violincello e-Moll Op. 381. Allegro Non Troppo2. Allegretto Quasi Menuetto3. AllegroSide 2:Sonate F?r Klavier Und Violincello F-Dur Op. 991. Allegro Vivace2. Adagio Affettuoso3. Allegro Passionato4. Allegro Molto