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Impressions
Time to class up my review repertoire
on the blog, or at least bring some more classical music to the
forefront on wasfuersuhr. An album based around the cello is not
something I run across every day, so this one caught my ear right off
the bat. Admittedly, I don't recognize any of the pieces Genevieve
and company are playing, so these may be standards to one more
familiar with classical. To me, they're simply enthralling sonatas
all excellently performed. “Fratres” is the track that has me
coming back for more among the eight tracks. The easy going tempo
building to the ominous reoccurring piano motif at the beginning of
the song, that only builds more and more tension (the strings have a
very sharp sound to them at times) and ends with a subtle, somber
softness. There are moments during the “Shostakovish Cello Sonata”
that are downright childlike in their playful sound that have a
certain charming appeal to them as well, especially when taken as
part of the greater Sonata (which can shift tone dramatically), they
just don't catch my ear as much (The “4th Mvmt” comes
closest). “Ritual Fire Dance” end things on an upbeat, up tempo
note that could easily work as the accompaniment for a hunter chasing
a rascally lagomorph. Low praise to some, the means by which
classical music was first heard to others. My one issue with this LP
is the end of “Schumann Cello Concerto - #rd Mvmt”.Yes, this may
have been recorded live, but if that is the case, feature audience
reaction more than once during the album. The cheering seems
extremely out of place on only the first track of the album, never to
be heard from again. For such a masterfully put together LP, this
seems like a really strange oversight. This is a great record for
lovers of classical/cello music, and for those who only wish to
dabble.
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