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It makes perfect sense that was a fan of the viola; the instrument's generous, conversational voice is exactly right for his music, and this recording from Ukrainian violist is easy proof of why. Martin? grew up in a church tower in small-town Moravia, watching the sporadic stream of townspeople down below...
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2015-05-08
★★★★★
Martin?'s three Cello Sonatas cover a broad emotional range. The First was composed in 1939 at a time of turmoil as Martin? saw his native Czechoslovakia falling into the hands of the Nazis. The outer movements share the urgency of his Concerto for double string orchestra, timpani and strings, though with a more whimsical accent. The slow movement, one of his finest, is spectral and visionary...
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2014-08-20
★★★★★
Buy it from Buy the CDDownload as MP3Bohuslav MartinuDestination ParisLendvai String TrioSTONE RECORDS2011 The string trio repertoire tends to be an unopened box of surprises, even to string players themselves. This disc of works written in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century is full of discoveries, and played with great wit and finesse by the Lendvai String Trio...
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2011-06-06