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Pierre Fournier - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Japan 2 CD Limited Edition
Pierre Fournier - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Japan 2 CD Limited Edition
CD
Classical Music
June 17, 2015
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Catalog No.: PROC-1721
JAN/ISBN: 4988005898760
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Credits:
Pierre Fournier
Description:
A live recording capturing the two masters at their very best. This legendary album, winner of the 1966 Record Academy Award, is back with its original cover! A live recording from the Salle Pleyel in Paris in February 1965. This is a famous collaborative recording featuring the renowned German pianist Kemp and the French virtuoso Fournier, known as the “Prince of the Cello.” At the time, Kemp was 69 and Fournier was 58; both were established as undisputed masters of their craft. Fournier’s cello—with its soft, resonant, and richly full-bodied tone, fluid phrasing, and profound expressiveness—sings a fresh ode to youth in Beethoven’s early works (Nos. 1 and 2), pursue a musical drama with powerful energy in the middle-period works (No. 3) of the “Forest of Masterpieces,” and bring to life both deep meditation and radiant spiritual beauty in the late-period works (Nos. 4 and 5). Furthermore, Kemp’s piano—at times receding into the background behind Fournier, at other times stepping forward—weaves sound with truly diverse nuances, masterfully reflecting the shifting moods of each scene through its timbre. This musical dialogue between two veterans is truly rich in depth, and it is a recording that conveys the meaning and essence of a “duo” to the listener more clearly than any words could. Since this performance was recorded live, it might be interesting to imagine not only the musical dialogue between the performers that night but also the atmosphere in the hall where the musicians and the audience engaged in a musical dialogue. This complete collection was released in Japan in November 1966 (GMG9101–3 [LP out of print]), immediately garnered rave reviews, and won the 1966 Record Academy Award. We are reviving this classic album, which is well-known to us here in Japan, along with its original jacket design that captures the atmosphere of that era. In terms of sound quality, consistent with our established concept, we have used audio sources digitized from the original masters via high-bit, high-sampling (192 kHz, 24-bit) for the CD masters. As a result, you can enjoy a higher-resolution, smoother tone compared to previous releases. The booklet features a newly written introductory essay. This is a collector’s edition worthy of commemorating the 120th anniversary of Kemp’s birth. For this Vol. 1, we are simultaneously releasing all six titles.
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