Winner of the prestigious ARD Competition in 1992, Sharon Kam was discovered and invited to Leipzig by Kurt Masur. Described by Time Out New York as having “generous lines” and creating “gracious phrasing and purity of timbre”, she is joined on this recording by other eminent musicians such as Gustav Rivinius.
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo. Allegro
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegretto Con Variazioni
December 2011
“it says much for Kam and her partners that they make each variation [in the Quintet] sound fresh and new, so that one welcomes the many repeats...Altogether a brilliantly successful disc of this very desirable coupling, very well recorded.”
January 2012
“Kam presents these familiar works in a fresh approach throughout, in both pieces 'historically' light from all quarters as far as the modern instruments allow. Her approach privileges a mobile tone and sprightly articulation,with particularly successful results in the Rondo of the Concerto...The interpretative approach is for the most part direct and unfussy.”
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I. Allegro
