- Performer: Itzhak Perlman, Martha Argerich
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, César Franck
- Audio CD (15 Nov 1999)
- SPARS Code: DDD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B00002CF0S
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 145,371 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This disc is a lot of fun. The performances are live and caution is thrown to the winds - there's a (largely controlled) wildness here. It sounds as if both players are enjoying themselves. There are occasional fumbles, entirely forgiveable if you were listening in a hall live but perhaps a little unfortunate for the repeated listening that a recorded performance allows. So I would not choose these as my only versions of the two sonatas. But they are full of life and very enjoyable nonetheless, and the recording is pretty good too.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Not as good as expected...
22 Dec 1999
Format:Audio CD
I've always considered the Perlman-Ashkenazy "Kreutzer" the best on record. I don't really like Ashkenazy as a pianist, however, and looked forward to this release of Argerich recording the work with a decent violinist (i.e. not the thin-toned Kremer). Unfortunately Perlman's performance is not as polished as his earlier version with Ashkenazy...his chords are not as awe-inspiring and his tone is not as pure. Argerich does offer much more exciting pianism (in my opinion) than Ashkenazy though. So I'd still go for Ashkenazy-Perlman if you're finicky about perfect violin playing.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
WOW!
5 Jan 2000
Format:Audio CD
No wonder this recording has appeared on over 30 critics' top albums of 1999 lists. This live recording captures two magnificent artists at the top of their games. Perfection is for the studio -- this is gritty, great music making!
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Argerich is not at her best here
31 Dec 1999
Format:Audio CD
As the reviewers below suggested, Argerich is not at her best here, even though Perlman is not quite bad compared to his recent live performances where he tends to be absent minded/too much easy going.
If you would like to hear Argerich at her best in these masterpieces, try the following recordings:
Gidon Kremer(vl.) and Argerich (Beethoven) on DG, James Galway(fl.) and Argerich (Franck) on RCA, Mischa Maisky (Cel.) and Argerich (Franck) on EMI.
In every recording above, she sounds much more inspired and precise.
Argerich also recorded Franck with Ricci (vl.) on a minor label, but this is not recommended as Ricci sounds too brittle and shallow.
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