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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Eugene Goossens: Complete Music for Violin and Piano
A member of one of the most important English musical dynasties of the 19th and 20th centuries, Eugene Goossens trained as a violinist and composer but gained fame as a conductor. His Sonata No. 1 integrates a personal style with the influences of Debussy and Ravel, the improvisatory Lyric Poem being from the same period. Dedicated to Jascha Heifetz, the dramatic extremes of the Sonata No. 2 range from brooding melancholy to affirmative luminosity, sharing a “lyrical intensity” with the Romance. The music of Eugene Goossens has meagre representation on CD and this attractive catch-all program of the complete works for violin and piano enters the catalogues unchallenged. New to Naxos, internationally renowned violinist Robert Gibbs has established a fine career as leader and guest leader of numerous orchestras including the London Festival Orchestra and Birmingham Royal Ballet Sinfonia. His recording of Sonatas by Arnold Bax on the ASV label was welcomed as having ‘intuitive, sympathetic playing’ (Gramophone). “Imagine the distinctive chromaticism of Delius and Bridge welded seamlessly together. That should give you some idea of what to expect from this fine recital of indelibly English chamber morsels.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 **** “An excellent collection; passionate interpretations of major works played with great skill presented in fine sound - a winner.” MusicWeb International, June 2012 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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“The First Sonata is a passionate, deeply personal outpouring, essayed here with rapt understanding and tender intimacy. The rival Chandos performance may exhibit rather more in the way of commanding projection and urgent expression, but these newcomers' keen poetic instincts are never in doubt. Both the Legend and Ballad date from the First World War years (of the broodingly elegiac Legend – much liked by Vaughan Williams, apparently – Bax later recalled to violinist May Harrison that it 'came straight out of the horror of that time'), whereas the single-movement Sonata in G minor is an amiable, confidently argued student effort from November 1901. Again, Gibbs and Wu lend consistently idiomatic and warm-hearted advocacy to this material. A very appealing collection, in short, and a mandatory purchase for confirmed Baxians.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | |
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Lorraine McAslan (violin), David Juritz (violin), Michael Ponder (viola), Ian Jones (cello) Flesch Quartet: Philippa Ibbotson (violin), Mark Denman (violin), Robert Gibbs (viola), David Newby (cello) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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