Mona and Rica Bard jumpstart Bruch double piano concerto
WTJU Dec 31st, 2020 | By Ralph Graves This release features two live recordings from a Max Bruch Jubilee Concert. The recorded sound and the performances are first-rate. The Staatskapelle Halle directed by Ariane Matiakh has a warm sound that’s still richly detailed. The audience is so well-behaved that this could pass for a studio recording. For many, Buch is a one-hit-wonder. His first violin concerto has overshadowed the rest of his catalog. The Jubilee Concert seems to have addressed that. The Suite on Russian Themes shows Bruch as a master orchestrator. He doesn’t do much more t...
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