Stravinsky: Suite Italienne / Schubert: Fantasie, d. 934 / Ravel: Violin Sonata / C. Schumann: Romanze, Op. 22:1

Stravinsky: Suite Italienne / Schubert: Fantasie, d. 934 / Ravel: Violin Sonata / C. Schumann: Romanze, Op. 22:1

Stravinsky: Suite Italienne / Schubert: Fantasie, d. 934 / Ravel: Violin Sonata / C. Schumann: Romanze, Op. 22:1
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Composer: Igor Stravinsky
Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Clara Wieck Schumann
Performer: Katia Labèque
Performer: Viktoria Mullova
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2007-01-16
Music Label: Onyx Classics UK
Soundtracks:
  1. Introduction: Allegro Moderato
  2. Serenata: Larghetto
  3. Tarantella: Vivace
  4. Gavotte con due variazioni-Allegretto- Allegretto piu totso moderato
  5. Scherzino: Presto alla breve
  6. Minuetto-Finale Franz Schubert: Fantasie for violin and piaon D934 C
  7. I Andante molto
  8. II Allegretto
  9. III Andantino
  10. IV Tempo primo- Allegro vivace- Allegrettto- Presto Ravel: Sonate pour
  11. I Allegretto
  12. II Blues: Moderato
  13. III Perpetuum mobile: Allegro Clara Schumann Romanze fur Violine und
  14. No. 1 in D flat Major

Music reviews of Stravinsky: Suite Italienne / Schubert: Fantasie, d. 934 / Ravel: Violin Sonata / C. Schumann: Romanze, Op. 22:1

Music Review: Step aside, let the ladies drive...
Rating: 4 Stars

You do get the impression when you look at this CD that that's what they said: two women play, a rarely-heard woman composer is included. A woman writes the liner notes (excellent ones they are), a woman did the art direction for the CD, and a woman owns the record label. You wonder why Oprah isn't plugging this the way she did Simone Dinnerstein.

But Dinnerstein, to me, was about as exciting as sleeping gas. This recital is magnetic, on the other hand. I can imagine the conversation:

KLB: They want us to record some Mozart sonatas.
VM: Did they really say that?
KLB: No, they actually said they wanted us to record Moe-zart sonatas.
VM: That's what I figured.
KLB: [Bleep] it, let's do our own album, and load it with pieces we love that aren't recorded enough, if at all.
VM: Let's cross centuries and styles, but have the music link from piece to piece tonally, so what we play seems like one complete coherent thought that spans the gamut.
KLB: I agree. I hate albums that feel obligated to pair Ravel with Debussy, or the Schumann piano concerto with the Grieg Piano Concerto, or Schubert with...Schubert.
VM: You know what I really hate? Brahms symphony albums. The filler piece is ALWAYS the Haydn Variations!!
KLB: You know it, girl.

What we have here is a very intelligently-programmed album of some pieces that may not be as familiar as they should be. They seem to flow into one another with a special logic, one that eschews concerns for time and style but pays attention to mood and tonality. Admittedly I'm not too familiar with these works, so my judgment is a little less sure-footed than usual, but that's only because they are simply not programmed as often as they should be, and that's a shame. The Stravinsky, the most familiar piece, is a delight and spans several styles itself, sort of the album in microcosm. The Ravel is a blast and should be heard more often; the bluesy interlude is unique and a joy. I wish they'd gotten a little more unhinged here, a little more spontaneous and free, but this is still a very enjoyable performance. The Schubert is the real standout work, however. It's unusual for him, strongly atmospheric, almost avant-garde, with a bent towards virtuosity--unusual for him. Don't expect the typical gay song-like character. I agree with Dan Davis in his Amazon editorial review when he says it doesn't contain the mystery and drama in the recordings by Joseph Szigeti and Adolph Busch, and it would not replace them in my collection. However, it's a welcome performance in its own right. The Clara Schumann encore is a wisp that's gone before we're even really sure it's there, a brief coda to this adventurous and original recital. It seems to flow seamlessly from the Ravel.

Admittedly, there are times I'd like to have heard the sparks fly a little more. They can be too cautious, a little too concerned with not messing up instead of taking chances. Still, this is a refreshing album that just goes to show, being it is on the Lebeque sisters' own indie label, what could be accomplished in classical music if the artists had more control and the marketers were tied to chairs with duct tape. Highly recommended, and I hope there's more to come.
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