COMPOSERS: Fuchs
LABELS: Biddulph
WORKS: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G minor; Ten Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano; Six Fantasy Pieces for Viola and Piano
PERFORMER: Arnold Steinhardt (violin) Victor Steinhardt (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: LAW 012 DDD
Applauded by an ageing Brahms, and sometime teacher of Mahler, Sibelius, Wolf, Zemlinsky and others, Robert Fuchs was a prolific and seminal figure in fin-de-siècle Viennese musical life. As these superb performances will confirm, his quintessentially late Romantic style is at once engaging, yet utterly distinctive. Arnold Steinhardt, leader of the Guarneri Quartet and his pianist brother, Victor, acquit themselves magnificently throughout. Michael Jameson
Fuchs: Violin Sonata No. 6 in G minor; Ten Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano; Six Fantasy Pieces for Viola and Piano
Applauded by an ageing Brahms, and sometime teacher of Mahler, Sibelius, Wolf, Zemlinsky and others, Robert Fuchs was a prolific and seminal figure in fin-de-siècle Viennese musical life. As these superb performances will confirm, his quintessentially late Romantic style is at once engaging, yet utterly distinctive. Arnold Steinhardt, leader of the Guarneri Quartet and his pianist brother, Victor, acquit themselves magnificently throughout. Michael Jameson
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm