One of a generation that produced a long line of exceptional cellists, including Rostropovich, Rose, Tortelier, and Feuermann, Pierre Fournier perhaps captured the best characteristics of each of his contemporaries. His unparalleled right arm technique was coupled with a solid, musically fluid left hand, and deep sense of musical understanding. The result is playing that is as clean and precise as Rose, as passionate as du Pré, while not quite achieving the power and aggressiveness of Rostropovich. This Medici Arts album ...
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One of a generation that produced a long line of exceptional cellists, including Rostropovich, Rose, Tortelier, and Feuermann, Pierre Fournier perhaps captured the best characteristics of each of his contemporaries. His unparalleled right arm technique was coupled with a solid, musically fluid left hand, and deep sense of musical understanding. The result is playing that is as clean and precise as Rose, as passionate as du Pré, while not quite achieving the power and aggressiveness of Rostropovich. This Medici Arts album features two cornerstone concertos of the cello repertoire. The Elgar concerto, which Fournier added to his own repertoire only later in life, is a shining testament to the clarity and transparency of his playing. The rapid repeated notes of the second movement, while not played as quickly as du Pré, are still pristinely articulate and rhythmically solid. The sweeping Adagio shows the tender, introspective side of Fournier's interpretations. The album continues with the Dvorák...
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