Search - Alban Berg, Marie-Josephe Jude (piano), Peter Csaba (violin) :: Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for piano, violin with 13 wind instruments; Piano Sonata Op. 1; String Quartet Op. 3 (Piano Duet Transcription)

A Berg Disc for the Ages...

Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 10/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

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This is a disc upon which Bergians (and Bergsonians) will swoon: the 1908 piano Sonata in the crepuscular key of b-minor, and an incredible arrangement for piano four-hands of the [first] string Quartet of 1910.



These combined with the Chamber Concerto for 15 instruments (1925).



Can it get any better than this?



See too: Glenn Gould Edition: Berg, Krenek, Webern, Debussy & Ravel . Berg: Sonata for Piano Op. 1 Schoenber . Duration and Simultaneity: Bergson and the Einsteinian Universe (Philosophy of Science) . The Multiplicity of Conscious States and the Idea of Duration .

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The beauty of Berg

Erik Andersen | Burnaby, B.C. Canada | 03/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is really an incredible release from Praga. The CD begins with a liquid and moving account of the Op.1 piano sonata, the romanticism dial turned up to 11. Next is a four-hand piano version of Berg's Op.3 string quartet. The transcription was made by Berg himself. This is a wonderful performance, and the transcription is almost at the level of the original.Listening to these piano pieces in succession becomes a little overwhelming, and the opening "motto" of the Chamber Concerto is a welcome refreshment. The level of the recording pays dividends for this work. Berg's writing is quite dense, particularly in the first and third movements, which include the piano. Yet everything is audible and distinct in this recording. This is not Berg's greatest composition - it comes at a turning point in his technique, and can be a little meandering - but this rendition has enormous tension and convincing drama."