BEETHOVEN
Jul 06, 2021
1 minute
—Jason Victor Serinus
Hope Amid Tears: Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Emanuel Ax, piano; Yo-Yo Ma, cello Sony 690197 (24/96 FLAC). 2021. Steven Epstein, prod.; Richard King, eng.
A good 33, Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma reunite for a second, far better recorded go-around. Sounding nothing like slowed-down elders, their wholehearted embrace of joy in the second movement of Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op.5 No.2 reflects a mature understanding that bliss opens a portal to the divine.
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