Founded in 1920, the Salzburg Festival has long been a venue for the debut of remarkable talent and the showcasing of established masters. Although the festival had been broadcasting on radio since 1925, recordings of some of these legendary performances were difficult to come by. Finally, in the 1990s, the festival began restoring some of its more historical performances and releasing them on the Orfeo label. Today, an impressive array of these concerts is available. The present installment features a relative latecomer to ...
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Founded in 1920, the Salzburg Festival has long been a venue for the debut of remarkable talent and the showcasing of established masters. Although the festival had been broadcasting on radio since 1925, recordings of some of these legendary performances were difficult to come by. Finally, in the 1990s, the festival began restoring some of its more historical performances and releasing them on the Orfeo label. Today, an impressive array of these concerts is available. The present installment features a relative latecomer to the festival -- cellist Pierre Fournier -- who did not appear until 1958. Fournier more than made up for his years of absence with this remarkably demanding, varied program. Although he was said to have just gotten over being ill, no trace of weakness or trepidation can be heard in his enthusiastic, riveting performance of the Brahms F major Sonata. This is immediately followed by the Kodály Op. 8 Solo Sonata, perhaps the most difficult of its kind in the repertoire. Though Fournier...
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Add this copy of Sonata 2 for Piano & Cello in F Major Op 99 to cart. $28.07, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Orfeo International Music.
