Bart—k, Foote, Shostakovich, Milhaud, Elgar, etc

The single star is for chutzpah. Judging from the way he plays, Skowronski is no shrinking violet; but his tonal control is precarious, his intonation diabolical. The climactic downward plunge of Chanson de matin ends on a pitch unknown to any catalogued Western scale. Reasonable recorded sound, if that matters. Stephen Johnson

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 1:19 pm

COMPOSERS: Bartok,Elgar,etc,Foote,Milhaud,Shostakovich
LABELS: Skowronski: Classical Recordings
ALBUM TITLE: Collection: Skowronski Plays!
WORKS: Works
PERFORMER: Vincent P Skowronski (violin), Saori Chiba (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: S:CR-03

The single star is for chutzpah. Judging from the way he plays, Skowronski is no shrinking violet; but his tonal control is precarious, his intonation diabolical. The climactic downward plunge of Chanson de matin ends on a pitch unknown to any catalogued Western scale. Reasonable recorded sound, if that matters. Stephen Johnson

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