Notes and Editorial Reviews
The Bruch pieces are some of the best fake Brahms you?ll ever hear and afford similar satisfactions. Never less than engaging, they?re a lyric cornucopia pouring forth a gamut from wistful and elegiac through the impassioned and dramatic to the frolicsome and blithe, yet always rife with an elusive nostalgia?the Brahmsian mood
par excellence
. D?Indy?s Trio dates from 1887, the year after the evergreen
Symphonie cévenole
, and is rife with a like shake of charm and zest. Neither has lacked for fine performances?currently available, the Montagnana Trio
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(Facet 8003) realizes the Bruch with more
Schwung
, while the Amici Ensemble?s cloying ham-handedness doesn?t approach the incandescence of the West/Drinkall/Baker go at the d?Indy (which should be written into the Classical Hall of Fame, Klavier KCD-11088,
Fanfare
22:1). Still, there?s no denying that the present offering gives pleasure and, if the coupling is something you?re looking for, this issue will not disappoint. Sound is close in a spacious aural frame with a good balance of instruments.
Vin ordinaire
, but recommendable.
FANFARE: Adrian Corleonis
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Works on This Recording
1.
Pieces (8) for Clarinet, Viola/Cello and Piano, Op. 83 by Max Bruch
Performer:
Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet),
David Hetherington (Cello),
Patricia Parr (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Germany
2.
Trio for Piano, Cello and Clarinet/Violin in B flat major, Op. 29 by Vincent D'Indy
Performer:
David Hetherington (Cello),
Joaquin Valdepeñas (Clarinet),
Patricia Parr (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; France
Sound Samples
8 Pieces, Op. 83: I. Andante
8 Pieces, Op. 83: II. Allegro con moto
8 Pieces, Op. 83: III. Andante con moto
8 Pieces, Op. 83: IV. Allegro agitato
8 Pieces, Op. 83: V. Rumanische Melodie: Andante
8 Pieces, Op. 83: VI. Nachtgesang (Nocturne): Andante con moto
8 Pieces, Op. 83: VII. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
8 Pieces, Op. 83: VIII. Moderato
Trio in B flat major, Op. 29: I. Overture: Modere
Trio in B flat major, Op. 29: II. Divertissement: Vif et anime
Trio in B flat major, Op. 29: III. Chant Elegiaque: Lent
Trio in B flat major, Op. 29: IV. Finale: Anime
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