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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great CD, July 6, 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Violin Sonatas (Audio CD)
I have loved the music of Prokofiev since I was a toddler, so I naturally jumped at the chance to hear Joshua Bell perform his violin sonatas. I'm glad I did. Joshua Bell, as always, makes the pieces come alive with the kind of depth and emotion and lyricism that you don't find all at once in other violinists. The first sonata on the CD, the one in F minor, is my favorite. In it, Bell really brings out the haunting quality of the piece, and yes, he is more than capable of putting a little elbow grease in the Allegro brusco movement, making it convincingly brutal. Mustonen and Bell move together as one on this recording, and IMO, he is a much better accompanist for Bell than Simon Mulligan, who accompanies Bell for recitals in the US. This is a CD worth having.
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