Goldschmidt: Cello Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Violin Concerto [Import]

Berthold Goldschmidt (Composer), Charles Dutoit (Conductor), Yakov Kreizberg (Conductor), Yo-Yo Ma (Performer), Sabine Meyer (Performer), Chantal Juillet (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Performer: Yo-Yo Ma, Sabine Meyer, Chantal Juillet
• Conductor: Charles Dutoit, Yakov Kreizberg
• Composer: Berthold Goldschmidt
• Audio CD (November 11, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000042H9
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,980 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but not compelling, August 24, 2010

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This review is from: Goldschmidt: Cello Concerto / Clarinet Concerto / Violin Concerto (Audio CD)

This is one of the recordings in Decca's outstanding "Entartete Musik" series, so-called "degenerate music" banned by the Nazis for being too modern or of Jewish origin. Goldschmidt was a promising young German-Jewish composer who escaped Nazism in 1935 and fled to England. His career languished until a revival of interest in his music began in the late 80s and early 90s. Fortunately he lived long enough to experience this revival.

I'd love to report that these three concertos are exciting additions to the modern repertory, but they don't quite achieve that status. Goldschmidt suffers from the disease of eclecticism: he tends to throw all kinds of stylistic influences into the mix, giving these compositions a "wandering" feel. Late Romanticism, Expressionism, even a bit of Baroque here and there--it's all tossed in. I think that Goldschmidt must have listened to a lot of Stravinsky, but that could just be me. The Violin Concerto stands out as the most successful work here. All performances are first-rate.