Pleasant enough as far they go, these performances of the complete cello works of Beethoven and Schumann by cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Bruno Canino will not change the course of mighty rivers or lower the price of bread, but they do make for three relaxing hours of listening. Vogler is more of a warm-hearted lyrical player than a powerhouse dramatic player and his approach works better in Beethoven's variations than in sonatas, better in his Adagio e cantabiles than his Allegro con brios, better in his early High ...
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Pleasant enough as far they go, these performances of the complete cello works of Beethoven and Schumann by cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Bruno Canino will not change the course of mighty rivers or lower the price of bread, but they do make for three relaxing hours of listening. Vogler is more of a warm-hearted lyrical player than a powerhouse dramatic player and his approach works better in Beethoven's variations than in sonatas, better in his Adagio e cantabiles than his Allegro con brios, better in his early High Classical style than in later gnarly and gnomic manner, and best of all in Schumann's passionate outpourings of pure early Romantic ardor. It's not that Vogler can't play the music: he's a consummate musician with an impeccable technique and a round, singing tone. It's when the music calls for expressive emotionality that Vogler excels, but when it calls for risk-taking impetuosity, Vogler declines. Bruno Canino is a fine pianist and a better accompanist, and he rightly demurs to Vogler's...
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Add this copy of Beethoven; Schumann-Works for Cello and Piano to cart. $55.67, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2005 by Berlin Classics.
