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Elizabeth Dolin, Bernadene Blaha - Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano (2003)

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Elizabeth Dolin, Bernadene Blaha - Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano (2003)

Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano (2003)
Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Bernadene Blaha, piano

EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 232 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 159 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Analekta | # FL 2 3166 | Time: 01:03:14

Mendelssohn's complete works for cello and piano fit on a single CD with room to spare, and your collection should have room to spare for the terrific performances contained on this disc. Cellist Elizabeth Dolin and pianist Bernadene Blaha emphasize the composer's classicism and elegance, in contrast to the somewhat wilder spin with which cellist Mark Shuman and pianist Todd Crow suffuse these works. But whereas the latter ASV release is resonant to a fault, Analekta's engineering conveys a more intimate and equally warm ambience that falls kindly on the ears. Dolin and Blaha are never less than equal partners, which is important considering that Mendelssohn treats both instruments as such.

Wonderful details abound. The musicians bring elfin lightness and pointed wit to the D major sonata finale's scampering figurations while striking a perfect balance between the first movement's steady propulsion and lyrical invention. Many pianists roll the Adagio's chordal theme in a slapdash manner, yet Blaha voices each chord from the bottom up as she connects the melodic dots.

The B-flat Sonata's cello writing features deft figurations that require the performer to dance across the instrument's register extremes with the ease of a violinist, and it's easy to believe that Dolin's effortless accuracy and suave bow arm would have pleased the composer no end. The inventive Op. 17 Variations offer plenty of opportunity for skittish interplay, and Dolin and Blaha take full advantage. Sensitive readings of the encore-length Assai Tranquillo and Song without Words round out this lovely, highly recommendable release.

Review by Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Artistic Quality: 10 / Sound Quality: 10

Elizabeth Dolin is a distinguished member of the Canadian symphonic and chamber music communities. As associate principal cellist of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for three seasons, she established a reputation as one of Canada's finest practitioners of the art.

Bernadene Blaha, whether featured as recitalist, orchestra soloist or chamber musician, has been heralded throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and Asia. She first came to international attention as a prize winner in the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Competition; the Young Keyboard Artists International Piano Competition, Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Masterplayers International Competition, Lugano, Switzerland; and the 11th Annual International Piano Competition, New York City. This latter award resulted in two highly-acclaimed recital appearances, at Carnegie Recital Hall and the Lincoln Center Library.

Elizabeth Dolin, Bernadene Blaha - Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano (2003)



Elizabeth Dolin, cello
Bernadene Blaha, piano
- Recorded on May 4, 5, and 6, 2003
at Église Sainte-Geneviève de Pierre-Fonds (Quebec)

Tracklist:

Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)

Sonata no. 2 in D major, op. 58
01. Allegro assai vivace [7:59]
02. Allegretto scherzando [5:16]
03. Adagio [4:57]
04. Molto allegro e vivace [7:13]

Variations concertantes, op. 17
05. Thema: Andante con moto [1:10]
06. Variation I [0:31]
07. Variation II [0:28]
08. Variation III: Più vivace [0:35]
09. Variation IV: Allegro con fuoco [0:38]
10. Variation V: L'istesso tempo [0:45]
11. Variation VI: L'istesso tempo [0:33]
12. Variation VII: Presto ed agitato [1:29]
13. Variation VIII: Tempo I [3:01]

14. Assai Tranquillo [2:08]

15. Lied ohne Worte, op. 109 [4:48]

Sonata no. 1 in B-flat major, pp. 45
16. Allegro vivace [9:28]
17. Andante [5:34]
18. Allegro assai [6:42]


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Elizabeth Dolin, Bernadene Blaha - Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano (2003)

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