Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Artur Rubinstein Title: Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 40 Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: RCA Release Date: 1/9/2001 Album Type: Box set, Original recording remastered Genre: Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Strings Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 090266304028 |
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Szeryng and Rubinstein are splendid partners in these Beethoven Violin Sonatas recorded in 1958 and 1961. Szeryng's handsome, varied tone, with its quick vibrato, was a fine foil for Rubinstein's equally varied keyboard to... more » |
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Amazon.com Szeryng and Rubinstein are splendid partners in these Beethoven Violin Sonatas recorded in 1958 and 1961. Szeryng's handsome, varied tone, with its quick vibrato, was a fine foil for Rubinstein's equally varied keyboard touch and mastery of color. And with an outsized personality like Rubinstein at the piano, the instruments are true equals. Both artists often left the impression of underinterpreting masterpieces, perhaps because they never subordinated main musical lines to local detail. But they never ignored detail, either, as we hear in these sonatas, where numerous little felicities of tonal color and phrasing enliven the music. Best of the trio is the Sonata No.8, played with the requisite force encased in a velvet glove of glorious tone from both artists. The Spring Sonata could be slightly more vernal, but it and the somewhat generalized Kreutzer Sonata will give much pleasure even if they don't quite match the versions by Francescatti and Grumiaux, among others. RCA's transfers are the best these recordings have received, so if you admire these artists (and who doesn't?), don't hesitate. --Dan Davis Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSuperb Beethoven from Rubinstein and Szeryng Hank Drake | Cleveland, OH United States | 01/22/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Arthur Rubinstein received his early training in a manner totally foreign to today's young students. His early teachers were Joseph Joachim (a close friend of Johannes Brahms) and Heinrich Barth. He was permitted by his teachers to give only occasional perfomances, required to attend numerous concerts, and played through the chamber repertoire with his fellow pupils. This is in contrast to the current generation which is consigned to the practice rooms of crowded conservatories (virtuoso factories, really) and bred to win competitions, often at the expense of true musical developement. As a result, Rubinstein was able to make the crossover between stunning virtuoso performances, and more intimate chamber music appearances.Henryk Szeryng first performed with Rubinstein in the 1950s. Immediately, their musical chemistry evolved into friendship, and it is this atmosphere which suffuses all of their recorded performances. There is a give-and-take in these performances which recalls the great chamber music recordings by Kreisler and Rachmaninoff. One never gets the sense that Rubinstein and Szeryng are trying "one-up" each other, yet there is a greater virtuosity than one usually hears in these pieces. A special highlight is the Scherzo movement of the "Spring" Sonata, where Rubinstein and Szeryng handle the tricky syncopation with infectious aplomb.The remastered sound is excellent in every respect, fully meeting the standards of the latest recordings."
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