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Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2; R Schumann: F\u00fcnf St\u00fccke im Volkston, Op. 102<\/p>
Christian Polt\u00e9ra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano)<\/p>
BIS BIS-2427 (CD\/SACD)\u00a0\u00a0 63:44 mins<\/em><\/p> Brahms\u2019s father was a double bassist, as people often recall when listening to the E\u00a0minor Cello Sonata, given its deep-set opening and supposedly glum, crepuscular nature. How wonderful, then, to find Christian Polt\u00e9ra and Ronald Brautigam simply blowing all those preconceptions out of the window.<\/p> The duo fill their phrasing, rhythm and sense of momentum with bracing fresh air, bringing maximum exhilaration to a work that too often can seem to lack it. Polt\u00e9ra\u2019s tone leaps and glows \u2013 yes, cellos really can sparkle; and Brautigam\u2019s, enhanced by a modern copy of an 1868 Streicher piano, The programme is well-planned, placing the Schumann F\u00fcnf St\u00fccke im Volkston<\/em> between the two Brahms sonatas for a change of flavour. The musicians continue to rid us of all possible cobwebs here, setting about the opening piece with such stomping flair that all it lacks is a trombone and an accordion; they also bring a sincere tenderness and lyrical flow to the gentler pieces.<\/p> The Brahms F minor Sonata, which postdates its sibling work by nearly a quarter-century, is the more flamboyant and open-hearted of the pair, and here you might expect Polt\u00e9ra and Brautigam to be on home turf. Nevertheless, they do not play it safe; there\u2019s a pervasive sense of pushing at boundaries, with risks being taken in most directions, and Polt\u00e9ra occasionally comes a little bit close to forcing the tone or tackling a swoop too far. But the recording\u2019s overwhelming passion, vivacity and joy, as well as its sterling sound quality, has stayed with me for days. <\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Jessica Duchen Published: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 11:07 AM Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2; R Schumann: F\u00fcnf St\u00fccke im Volkston, Op. 102 Christian Polt\u00e9ra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano) BIS BIS-2427 (CD\/SACD)\u00a0\u00a0 63:44 mins Brahms\u2019s father was a double bassist, as people often recall when listening to the E\u00a0minor Cello Sonata, given […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39648,"template":"","categories":[1,83,19],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works.jpg",600,600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works.jpg",600,600,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works.jpg",600,600,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works.jpg",600,600,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024\/03\/brahms-r-schumann-cello-works.jpg",600,600,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Jessica Duchen Published: Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 11:07 AM Brahms: Cello Sonatas Nos 1 & 2; R Schumann: F\u00fcnf St\u00fccke im Volkston, Op. 102 Christian Polt\u00e9ra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano) BIS BIS-2427 (CD\/SACD)\u00a0\u00a0 63:44 mins Brahms\u2019s father was a double bassist, as people often recall when listening to the E\u00a0minor Cello Sonata, given…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/39647"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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