Sabtu, 25 Januari 2014

Barber: Cello Concerto & Sonata


�There are three hits here on one CD...[Poltera] is outstanding and invariably well-supported by the Bergen players under Litton. His high positions are effortless, as are the nasty double thirds...Poltera's duet with the oboe in the slow movement is magical...A feature of Litton's Adagio is the way it creeps in fat the start from nothing. Then it's all beautifully paced, spacious and warm. Recorded quality throughout is top-drawer in a truly winning CD.� --Gramophone, February 2013

Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - February 2013



�Poltera meets [the Concerto's] technical demands with almost complete ease, and projects the more lyrical moments with subtle inflections of line and beautifully centred tone...Poltera and pianist Kathryn Stott bring out [the Sonata's] Brahmsian ardour and its contrasts between tranquillity and restlessness.� --BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 ****

�Christian Polt�ra is ideally suited to this music, not least because he obtains a gloriously rich and full tone from his 1675 Guarnerius cello. Kathryn Stott, faced with a very full piano part, matches the ardour of his playing...[in the Concerto] Polt�ra is a highly persuasive soloist and the accompaniment from Litton and his orchestra is first rate.� --Music Web Internacional, May 2013

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