Rendez vous Musical avec Pierre Fournier - Haydn, Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvorak, … (2LP, 45 tours)
Pierre Fournier - cello
Lamar Crowson - piano
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stéréo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas GmbH in Germany
Label : Analog Phonic
Original Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded at München Plenar-Saal der Akademie der Wissenschaften on 8-10, Jan, 1969
Produced by Karl Faust
Remastered by Rainer Maillard at Emil Berliner Studios from the original masters of Universal Music
Originally released in 1974 in Germany
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A
- Adagio Cantabile • Allegro Vivo (Francoeur)
- Tempo di Minuetto (Haydn)
- Larghetto • Rondo (Weber)
- Nocturne Op. 9 Nr. 2 (Chopin)
Side B
- Hymne An Die Sonne (Rimski-Korssakoff)
- Hummelflug (Rimski-Korssakoff)
- Adagio Und Allegro Op. 70 (Schumann)
Side C
- Ave Maria (Méditation) (Gounod)
- Valse Sentimentale Op. 51 Nr. 6 (Tchaikowsky)
- Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 Nr. 2 (Brahms)
- Elfentanz Op. 39 (Popper)
- Rondo Op. 94 (Dvořák)
Side D
- Der Schwan (Saint-Saëns)
- Variationen Über Ein Thema Aus Der Oper »Moses« (Paganini)
- Pezzo Cappriccioso op.62 (Tchaikowsky) - Bonus track (Previously Unreleased)
Reviews :
« Fournier’s tone is a constant delight, warmly lyrical yet with a plangent edge that does wonders for the more pleading episodes of Dvořak’s Rondo — a work written for the cello, and making the fact very clear. His phrasing is beautifully shapely in cantabile. And when scurrying around in Francoeur’s Allegro vivo, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Bumble-bee and Pop-per’s Elfentanz, he brings a bite to the accentuation which keeps the rhythm both tingling and disciplined. The Weber is a pleasant surprise, but I particularly enjoyed the Dvořak, the Schumann (meant for the horn but with cello as an op-tional alternative) and the Brahms... Brhams’s particular brand of deep-hued sentiment is wholly at one with the soul of the cello. » Gramophone
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,62 / 5