BRAHMS
Feb 08, 2022
1 minute
—Stephen Francis Vasta
Aylen Pritchin, violin; Maxim Emelyanychev, piano Aparte AP 237 (CD). 2021. Franck Jaffrès, prod. and eng.
PERFORMANCE
SONICS
The first thing we hear on this superb recording from the collaborative F-A-E Sonata. It’s the composer in full-on Beethoven mode, carried along by molten volatility, its briefly relaxing the tempo and mood. The players attack it with incisive rigor. Pritchin’s firm-bowed legato holds its focus in high ; Emelyanychev’s bass triplets almost suggest a cello. It’s thrilling.
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