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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: Alan Howe on Tuesday 22 April 2025, 13:01

Title: Brüll Violin Sonatas 2 & 3/Suite
Post by: Alan Howe on Tuesday 22 April 2025, 13:01
WARNING: I'm sorry to report that the violin-playing on this release sounds distinctly sub-par:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9772527--ignaz-brull-violin-sonata-no-2-violin-sonata-no-3-suite-for-violin-and-piano

A real shame.
Title: Re: Brüll Violin Sonatas 2 & 3/Suite
Post by: semloh on Friday 25 April 2025, 12:56
Oh. that's a pity. Alan. At a quick glance I can't see any other available recordings.
Title: Re: Brüll Violin Sonatas 2 & 3/Suite
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 25 April 2025, 14:16
Quite so. But this release won't cut it, IMHO.
Title: Re: Brüll Violin Sonatas 2 & 3/Suite
Post by: John Boyer on Saturday 26 April 2025, 06:28
I wonder if it's his instrument? I am reminded of a local faculty member who I thought had good technique but whose tone was thin, like we hear in the audio samples here. This always perplexed me, and I surmised that it might be a case of a musician being faithful to a certain instrument but not realizing how it actually sounds at a distance as opposed to tucked under one's chin.
Title: Re: Brüll Violin Sonatas 2 & 3/Suite
Post by: Alan Howe on Saturday 26 April 2025, 10:57
I think his intonation is sometimes suspect too...