Schubert: Death and the Maiden, Arpeggione - Kanka, Praga Camerata, Hula
Praga Digitals PRD/DSD 250 246
Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid
Classical - Chamber
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 D.810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler), Sonata "Arpeggione" D.821
Michal Kanka (cello)
Praga Camerata
Pavel Hula
Two arrangements: one, undertaken by Gustav Mahler and revealed in 1984, of the most famous of Schubert’s 15 quartets, ‘Death and the Maiden’, of which he completed only the second movement Andante, which he in fact conducted in concert. Nowadays, such an expansion charms like the transfer of Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht or Berg’s Lyric Suite to orchestra; the other, attempted many times, finally achieves a soloist-orchestra balance that preserves the Arpeggione‘s divertissement nature. Gaspar Cassadó proposed a version for large symphony orchestra that is somewhat overwhelming in relation to the simplicity of the original text. The present version for cello and strings, of which this is the first recording, offers a viewpoint both concertante and da camera that shows the purity, fraternal élan and timeless character of the cello’s melody to best advantage.
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Comment by Gilbert Burnett - February 13, 2016 (1 of 1)
This is a lovely disc. The excellent DSD recording does full justice to some really beautiful string playing. It is worthy of a full review.