Strauss Bartok Stravinsky

Richard [1] Strauss (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Boris Berezovsky (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Boris Berezovsky
• Composer: Richard [1] Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, Bela Bartok
• Audio CD (February 20, 2001)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000056C5Z
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,833 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Son in E flat, Op.18: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo

2. Son in E flat, Op.18: Improvisation: Andante Cantabile

3. Son in E flat, Op.18: Finale: Andante - Allegro

4. Divert: I. Sinf: Andante

5. Divert: II. Danses Suisses: Tempo Giusto

6. Divert: III. Scherzo: Allegretto Grazioso

7. Divert: IV. Pas De Deux: a. Adagio

8. Divert: IV. Pas De Deux: b. Var (Allegretto Grazioso)

9. Divert: IV. Pas De Deux: c. Coda (Presto)

10. Romanian Folkdances: I. Staff Dance

11. Romanian Folkdances: II. Sash Dance

12. Romanian Folkdances: III. Stamping Dance

13. Romanian Folkdances: IV. Dance From Bucium

14. Romanian Folkdances: V. Romanian Polka

15. Romanian Folkdances: VI. Romanian Folkdances: Quick Dance

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

With this record, Vadim Repin proves again that he is one of the finest, most appealing young violinists before the public. His idiomatic flair and virtuosity are stunning, but they are always at the service of the music and so unobtrusive that one simply takes them for granted. It is his tone that is instantly striking and constantly compelling: intoxicatingly beautiful, it has a dark glow in the low register, a shimmering, celestial radiance on top, and he can vary its color and intensity in an instant with bow and vibrato, from sweet to austere, floating to powerful, robust to ecstatic, to fit mood, character and expression. The unanimous rapport between him and his splendid pianist, Boris Beresovsky, is clearly the result of a long partnership; their give-and-take is as natural as human speech. They must be about the same age as Strauss was when he wrote his Sonata; they respond to its romantic ardor and impetuous exuberance with just the right youthful, passionate abandon. The slow movement has a wonderfully wistful inwardness, as well as lightness and charm; the finale soars and glitters. The Stravinsky has lots of color, character, atmosphere, spice, and humor; the dances really dance, the melodies sing. Somehow, Tchaikovsky's and Stravinsky's styles manage to complement rather than interfere with each other. If the Bartók Dances are a little overdone, it serves to bring out their native folk flavor. --Edith Eisler

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem, July 11, 2003

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The best thing on this wonderful recording is the Bartok. Vadim Repin's art transmutes these small pieces into pure gold.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, July 14, 2008

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I also bought this cd because of the Romanian Folkdances. Listening to many different versions, this one was for me far the best and in fact the only one which touched me deeply!