Daily Dose of Perlman
09/27/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It was the last piece on this CD that captured my soul, and rendered me unable to go through a day without listening to this collection. Sarasate's "Zapateado" is the ultimate challenge and Perlman's virtuosity in meeting it is staggering. But once I got beyond my hunger to hear Zapatedo again and again, drinking in every note, I realized this collection runs the gamut of mood and technique from the heart-racing Scherzo Tarantelle, the intense Perpetuum Mobile, to the almost cloyingly sweet Berceuse. What I enjoy most about this wonderfully diverse collection is not only the dazzle of Perlman's performance, but the perfect interplay of Sander's piano. Violin and piano weave together in a partnership displaying the genius of each composer as well as the genius of the performers. The Perlman/Sanders partnership was surely made in heaven."