INDEPENDENT CRITICS REVIEWING CLASSICAL RECORDINGS AND MUSIC IN CONCERT
BARTOK: Solo Violin Sonata; Sonata 2; Contrasts Annar Folleso, vl; Bjorn Nyman, cl; Christian Ihle Hadland, p 2L 28 [SACD] 66 minutes Annar Folleso won a violin prize at the Salzburg Festival for his
interpretation of the Bartok Solo Violin Sonata, and from hearing this Folleso and Hadland bring out many of the introspective
qualities of the Second Sonata, making a wonderful preparation for Contrasts. For some odd
acoustic reason the violin and clarinet, though they share a nearly
identical range, never really blend. Each instrument This is a wonderful recording. All the playing is superb. Author: Elaine Fine |
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