Schubert for Two Gil Shaham, Göran Söllscher

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  • Release Date: 02/11/2003
  • Sales Rank: 45,797
  • Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
  • UPC: 028947156826

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Gil Shaham and Göran Söllscher play so musically together and their instruments combine so well that it makes one wish there were more duets for violin and guitar. Paganini wrote a few, and Shaham and Söllscher have already taken that repertoire out for a spin on Paganini for Two. (Söllscher has also recorded Piazzolla for Two with flutist Patrick Gallois and Shaham Dvorák for Two with his sister Orli.) They're back at it on this lovely album of transcriptions, Schubert for Two, and what a gem it is. Truly, it's hard to imagine more sensitive and lyrical performances than these, and when it comes to Schubert, sensitivity and lyricism are of the essence. Sample their exquisite version of the well-known song "Ständchen" (Serenade), for instance, or the graceful bounce they give to the familiar F Minor "Moment Musicaux." They also offer elegantly stylish accounts of some of Schubert's popular dance music, including a number of waltzes and ländler, and delve into a couple of larger-scale works: the Sonata D. 384 and the "Arpeggione" Sonata. All the pieces here are arrangements (many by the guitarist), yet they sound so natural that it almost seems as if Schubert had intended the music to be heard this way. Actually, in one case he did: The set of 15 "Original Dances" are excerpted from a collection of piano music that Schubert later arranged for guitar with violin or flute. Other pieces, however, might never have crossed the composer's mind as ripe for transcription, yet with such winsome results, how could he not be pleased? The stunning finale: a virtuoso rendition of the famous "Ave Maria" for double-stopped violin and 11-string guitar. Very highly recommended. EJ Johnson, Barnes & Noble



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