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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have a small confession to make. I bought this CD primarily because I was acquainted with the pianist Julian Milford during our study for the Bar Exams. I thought I should finally get round to listening to one of his recorded performances.
It is simply excellent. The mood is captured perfectly and each note from both instruments seems coaxed rather than forced in a manner that only the most dedicated professionals seem to be able to achieve: the violin and piano seem to be melded with the players.
When played through a stock car CD player battling with road noise it is vibrant enough, when played in a quiet home, away from distractions through a half-way decent hi-fi it is even better.
I am not one for listening to 'proper' music simply as a sound-track to another activity, there are plenty of pop choices for that.
This CD deserves to be listened to when there is nothing to distract, save perhaps a good red wine, so every note can be heard.
Excellent work indeed.
It is simply excellent. The mood is captured perfectly and each note from both instruments seems coaxed rather than forced in a manner that only the most dedicated professionals seem to be able to achieve: the violin and piano seem to be melded with the players.
When played through a stock car CD player battling with road noise it is vibrant enough, when played in a quiet home, away from distractions through a half-way decent hi-fi it is even better.
I am not one for listening to 'proper' music simply as a sound-track to another activity, there are plenty of pop choices for that.
This CD deserves to be listened to when there is nothing to distract, save perhaps a good red wine, so every note can be heard.
Excellent work indeed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was the only retailer offering this hard-to-find gem from Elgar at a realistic price. Wonderful music, brilliantly played by all concerned. Chris Clough.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
English violin music
7 Jun 2004
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Though Elgar belongs to the class of composers, like Mahler, Bruckner and Sibelius, known to the public today (and a mostly British public, save for the ubiquitous "Pomp and Circumstance" March No. 1) primarily through their large-scale orchestral works, he composed a considerable amount of music in other genres. The majority of the selections on this album date from the earlier stages of Elgar's career, when he taught violin and aspired to a performing career on that instrument. The exception, and the most substantial, though uneven, work on this CD, is the late Violin Sonata, Op. 82. The other repertoire is unambitious in length and variable in quality, the worth of a given piece being generally proportionate to its familiarity. Thus "Salut d'amour" and "Chanson du matin" retain their charm, though "La capricieuse" also shows that Elgar can be surprisingly adept at salon-style froth.
Although occasionally drifting sharp in high and loud passages, Lydia Mortkovich generally plays with elegance and sure technique. She and Julian Mitford, her able partner, strike some real sparks in the first two movements of the Violin Sonata. Overall they make persuasive advocates for this generally less familiar side of Elgar's art. It may be noted that the two Chansons, Op. 15, are more frequently recorded in their orchestral versions, so their inclusion in their original medium is something of a find.
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