Werke Fuer Violine & Cell

Werke Fuer Violine & Cell
- CAPUCON RENAUD / CAPUCON GAUTI
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
This is a recording to induce smiles of incredulity, admiration, and delight. The CapuÃ§on brothers are dazzling virtuosos who revel in their technical prowess with unabashed, sometimes mischievous relish; their tone is simply gorgeous: rich, vibrant, and intense, and they have the impetuosity, exuberance and abandon that befits their youth. (Renaud was born in 1976, Gautier in 1981, in Chambery, France.) The recording is designed to display every aspect of their matchless virtuosity, but equally astonishing are their uncanny rapport and unanimity and the homogeneity of their tone: they trade phrases and take over lines literally imperceptibly, and at times, especially when the cellist plays high up on the A and the violinist on the G-string, one cannot tell which instrument is playing what. The program includes a world premiere: Eric Tanguy's Sonata, written for the brothers and tailored to their strengths: two marathon run-around movements flanking a dark, passionate, slow one, all full of close interplay between the instruments. KodÃ¡ly's familiar, very difficult Duo, played with great idiomatic empathy, unbridled temperament and mournful lamentation, exploits all the instruments' resources of colors and sound effects. The less familiar Duo by Erwin Schulhoff is equally difficult; with its wildly contrasting moods, abrupt changes of character and improvisatory freedom it has a powerful emotional impact. The program begins and ends with brilliant fireworks: Handel-Halvorsen's "Passacaglia," tossed off with playful nonchalance, and "Variations brillantes sur God Save the King," by two virtuosos: violinist Joseph Ghys and cellist Adrien Servais. (It is tempting to imagine that each wrote his own part.) Prefaced by a solemn, operatic Introduction, the five variations are the last word in acrobatics; the pyrotechnics are so incredible that the piece sounds like a parody of its own genre. Naturally, the playing is absolutely stunning. --Edith Eisler
Country USA
Brand CLASSICO
Manufacturer Erato Disques
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 724354557620
Model 724354557620
ReleaseDate 2006-10-16
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 724354557620
EANs 0724354557620

Country	USA
Brand	CLASSICO
Manufacturer	Erato Disques
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	724354557620
Model	724354557620
ReleaseDate	2006-10-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	724354557620
EANs	0724354557620

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