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Brahms, Schiff, Oppitz
Cello Sonatas
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: I Allegro non troppo
2. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: II Allegretto quasi minuetto
3. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38: III Allegro - Piu presto
4. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 2 In F, Op. 99: I Allegro vivace
5. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 2 In F, Op. 99: II Adagio affettuoso
6. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 2 In F, Op. 99: III Allegro ppassionato
7. Sonata For Cello And Piano No. 2 In F, Op. 99: IV Allegro molto

CD Details

All Artists: Brahms, Schiff, Oppitz
Title: Cello Sonatas
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Philips
Release Date: 1/13/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028945640228

Synopsis

Amazon.com

I prefer performances of these sonatas that concentrate on the Big Picture, sweeping you along through dramatic moments to breathtaking climaxes. These musicians take a different approach, stopping to smell the flowers along the way and giving more emphasis to the beauty of the moment. They aren't deficient in drama, but they're less exciting than some other teams who have played this music. They definitely make a case for their approach, however. Both players give uncommon attention to detail in the music and both play very beautifully. --Leslie Gerber

CD Reviews

Particularly beautiful, intense readings

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 01/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first attraction in this 1996 recording of the two Brahms cello sonatas is the sound. Philips puts us right inside Heinrich Schiff's sumptuous 1711 Stradivarius. Its moody chocolate-toned bass is ravishing. I've always loved the youthful abandon of Jacqueline Du Pre's recording with her husband Daniel Barenboim (EMI), a reading unique in its emotional charge. Schiff and pianist Gerhard Oppitz don't reach that intensity, but they are far from the cool customers Yo-Yo Ma and Emmanuel Ax prove to be, in two performances for RCA and Sony. The present duo strike a middle course, and thanks to their superb musicianship and the fine sonics, I'd rate this my second choice, for times when I don't want to be totally wrung out by Du Pre.."