Chausson: Concert Op. 21
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COMPOSERS: Chausson
LABELS: Crystal
ALBUM TITLE: Chausson
WORKS: Concert Op. 21
PERFORMER: Weiss Duo, Coup d’Archet Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: CD 835
The high-octane passion of the Chausson is spoilt by a muddy recording which minimises dynamic contrasts. The two sonatas illustrate the excellence of Sidney Weiss’s violin playing, but the piano is too backwardly placed for Debussy. Erik Levi
Authors
Erik Levi is a journalist and critic for BBC Music Magazine and a visiting professor in music at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is a leading authority on the music of the 20th century, and has written books on the topic of music in the Nazi era, including 'Music in the Third Reich' (1994) and 'Music and the Nazis' (2010). He is also a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio 3 and is on the reviewing roster for International Piano Magazine.