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Sensational, April 16, 2009
This review is from: Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices / Thomson: Three Portraits; Five Ladies; Eight Portraits (Audio CD)
Philippe Quint is one of the great finds of the Naxos label. I have his previous recordings of Schuman and Rorem's violin concertos and Bernstein's Serenade, all of which are superb. This CD is my first experience of Quint as a recitalist, and it was even better than I expected. The CD contains John Corigliano's endorsement of Quint's playing of the Red Violin Caprices, and I can't agree more. One would love to hear Quint tackle the Paganini Caprices, but there already is a fine recording of these on Naxos by Ilya Kaler. The Corigliano Sonata is a wonderful, early work, inhabiting much the same sonic world as the composer's Piano Concerto. I listened to it twice in one evening, so vivid was the playing of both Quint and Wolfram. The Virgil Thomson pieces are very conversational in their bearing. Here, Quint plays with intimacy and delicacy, whether partnered sparely by Wolfram or as a solo in the delightful Eight Portraits. This is an essential disc of American music for violin.
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