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Violino Latino - Piazzolla, Etc / Steinbacher, Von Wienhardt
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Violino Latino - Piazzolla, Etc / Steinbacher, Von Wienhardt

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Composer
PIAZZOLLA PONCE FALL KREISL
Artist
Steinbacher, Wienhardt
Format
CD
Label
Orfeo
Released
Jun 26, 2006
Catalog #
ORF-C686061
UPC
4011790686127

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VIOLINO LATINO • Arabella Steinbacher (vn); Peter von Wienhardt (pn) • ORFEO 686 061 (65:04)


PIAZZOLLA Libertango (arr. Wienhardt). Adios nonino (arr. Calo). Milonga del angel (arr. Calo). Oblivión (arr. Wienhardt). Revirado (arr. Calo). PONCE (arr. Heifetz) Estrellita. FALLA La vida breve: Danse espagnole (arr. Kreisler). Canciones populares españolas: (arr. Kochanski) Nana; Polo. El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance. KREISLER La gitana. GINASTERA Pampeana No. 1. Rhapsodie. ALBÉNIZ Tango, op. 165/2. MILHAUD Scaramouche: Brazileira (arr. Heifetz). VILLA LOBOS O canto do cisne negro. WIENHARDT Salsa for BBWL. MOWER Bossa merengova (arr. Wienhardt)


Arabella Steinbacher and Peter von Wienhardt sound like names worlds apart from the program on Orfeo’s CD, “Violino Latino.” But Steinbacher comes out punching in Piazzolla’s Libertango and Milonga del angel . While the description of the tango as a vertical expression of a horizontal desire may not capture the mood of the program or the performances, and if there’s more fire than smoke even in pieces like Falla’s familiar “Danse espagnole,” nobody should object. Stewart Spencer attributes to Daniel Barenboim, Gidon Kremer (who plays this repertoire regularly), Yo-Yo Ma, Mstislav Rostropovich, Emanuel Ax, and Gary Burton the opinion that you can’t play Piazzolla’s compositions without getting your hands dirty. Steinbacher and Wienhardt certainly don’t. Steinbacher plays with an extremely wide dynamic range on the 1736 Muntz Stradivari, a violin that has impressed me in the past as sounding somewhat tubby. That clotting occurs only briefly in moments on the lower registers in Milonga del angel ; otherwise, it’s as steely as a saber (or Steinbacher makes it sound that way). Steinbacher and Wienhardt breathe a dragon’s breath into Kreisler’s Gitana , and play Heifetz’s signature Estrellita and his boffo transcription of Milhaud’s “Brazileira” with the kind of panache with which Heifetz himself wowed audiences. In Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance,” Steinbacher employs hair-raising timbres to generate extra electricity, but Wienhardt certainly helps turn the crank, keeping the duo’s rhythmic verve from flagging. Albéniz’s Tango may be the only piece on the program to bear unfavorable comparisons with other performances; Arthur Grumiaux brought to this Kreisler transcription a smoldering warmth that haunts my memory almost 20 years after I first heard it. On the other hand, Steinbacher’s more aggressive reading may fit better into the overall program. Nevertheless, she settles into a sultry yet elegant reading of Falla’s “Nana” (she sounds somewhat hoarse in Villa Lobos’s similarly suggestive miniature). The two most recent pieces, a jaunty one by Wienhardt and a jazzy one by Mike Mower hold their own as more recent updates of the program’s older repertoire.


Steinbacher’s way with Piazzolla makes for quite a more passionate affair than did Gidon Kremer’s archer wit. Throughout these miniatures, in fact, Steinbacher recalls Kyung Wha Chung’s fiery intensity. Wienhardt, who made some of the arrangements, as well as Orfeo’s startlingly lifelike recorded sound, add to the excitement of already exciting playing and music. Strongly recommended.


FANFARE: Robert Maxham

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Libertango (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano) 02:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Libertango (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  2. 2 Adios Nonino (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano) 06:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    Adios Nonino (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano)
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  3. 3 Estrellita (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Estrellita (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  4. 4 La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) 03:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  5. 5 La Gitana 03:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    La Gitana
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  6. 6 I. Lento e liberamente rimato 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Lento e liberamente rimato
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  7. 7 II. Allegro 04:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  8. 8 Milonga del Angel (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano) 07:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Milonga del Angel (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano)
    Duration
    07:17
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  9. 9 El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance 03:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  10. 10 Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango (arr. for violin and piano) 02:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Espana, Op. 165: II. Tango (arr. for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  11. 11 Scaramouche, Op. 165b: III. Brazileira (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) 02:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scaramouche, Op. 165b: III. Brazileira (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Darius Milhaud
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  12. 12 No. 5. Nana 02:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Nana
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  13. 13 No. 7. Polo 01:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Polo
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  14. 14 Naufragio de Kleonicos: O canto do cisne negro (version for violin and piano) 02:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Naufragio de Kleonicos: O canto do cisne negro (version for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  15. 15 Salsa for BBWL 02:08
    Track
    15
    Title
    Salsa for BBWL
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Peter von Wienhardt
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  16. 16 Sonata Latino: III. Bossa Merengova (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano) 04:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sonata Latino: III. Bossa Merengova (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Mike Mower
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  17. 17 Oblivion (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano) 04:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    Oblivion (arr. P. von Wienhardt for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt
  18. 18 Revirado (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano) 03:03
    Track
    18
    Title
    Revirado (arr. O. Calo for violin and piano)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt