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Neither of these historic performances could be proposed as a standard recommendation, though both have their own fascinations. Recorded in Edinburgh in 1955, the Brahms Concerto performance is decidedly mixed.
Pierre Fournier’s performance of the Dvorák Cello Concerto with Colin Davis is quite a different matter. Davis is excellent in molding the tensions in the first movement and Fournier’s playing throughout is superbly expressive. While the 1973 recording is vastly superior to that of the Brahms. Though well worth hearing, this live performance is not in the same league as Fournier’s classic recording with George Szell and the Berlin Philharmonic.
– Classical-Music.com (Jan Smaczny)
Neither of these historic performances could be proposed as a standard recommendation, though both have their own fascinations. Recorded in Edinburgh in 1955, the Brahms Concerto performance is decidedly mixed.
Pierre Fournier’s performance of the Dvorák Cello Concerto with Colin Davis is quite a different matter. Davis is excellent in molding the tensions in the first movement and Fournier’s playing throughout is superbly expressive. While the 1973 recording is vastly superior to that of the Brahms. Though well worth hearing, this live performance is not in the same league as Fournier’s classic recording with George Szell and the Berlin Philharmonic.
– Classical-Music.com (Jan Smaczny) Read less
Works on This Recording
2.
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double" by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Pierre Fournier (Cello),
Zino Francescatti (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Austria
Notes: This selection is a stereo recording.
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