Bach, Busoni, Beethoven
Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Andras Schiff (piano)
The Bach is beautifully realised, Schiff relishing a serene duetting rapport with Shiokawa in the second Adagio…In the Busoni, Shiokawa’s innate cantabile comes into its own in the shadowy variations…and...
Bach, Busoni, Beethoven
Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Andras Schiff (piano)
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The Bach is beautifully realised, Schiff relishing a serene duetting rapport with Shiokawa in the second Adagio…In the Busoni, Shiokawa’s innate cantabile comes into its own in the shadowy variations…and...
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Yuuko Shiokawa and András Schiff are heard here in an insightful - and delightful - programme of sonatas for violin and piano which begins with Bach's Sonata No.3 in E major, ends with Beethoven's Sonata No.10 in G major, and has at its centre Busoni's Sonata No. 2 in E minor.
No other 20th century composer was as deeply steeped in the music of Bach as Ferruccio Busoni, and his second sonata, published in 1901, is indebted to both Bach and Beethoven. Its form makes references to Beethoven's late sonatas, and the final movement incorporates as its variation theme Bach's chorale "Wie wohl ist mir".
As on their earlier and widely-admired duo recording for ECM (featuring Schubert Fantasies), Shiokawa and Schiff play the music with absolute authority and deep understanding. Their Bach-Busoni-Beethoven programme was recorded in Lugano's Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in December 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Contents and tracklist
- András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin)
- Recorded: 2015-12-30
- Recording Venue: Auditio Stelio Molo Rsi, Lugano
- András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin)
- Recorded: 2015-12-30
- Recording Venue: Auditio Stelio Molo Rsi, Lugano
- András Schiff (piano), Yuuko Shiokawa (violin)
- Recorded: 2015-12-30
- Recording Venue: Auditio Stelio Molo Rsi, Lugano
Awards and reviews
February 2018
The Bach is beautifully realised, Schiff relishing a serene duetting rapport with Shiokawa in the second Adagio…In the Busoni, Shiokawa’s innate cantabile comes into its own in the shadowy variations…and she’s particularly at home in the central Trio of Beethoven’s Scherzo.
January 2018
One does not often hear the Bach violin sonatas with piano accompaniment these days, but Schiff’s firm legato phrasing in the first movement provides both foil and anchor for the florid understatement of Shiokawa’s contributions.
