LvB Cello Sonatas

[amateur51]

I love Gulda and his recording with Fournier (a slightly unexpected pairing) seems to be a classic ...... tempting.

From a booklet note by Pierre's Fournier's son Jean Fonda ...

'My father, Pierre Fournier, first partnered Friedrich ("Fritz") Gulda in 1953 when the pianist was also performing the five Beethoven concertos in the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the complete works for cello and piano were sandwiched in between. Rehearsal were at first unproblematic. Suddenly Gulda stopped playing and said to my father: "Very beautiful but very French." Fournier's deadpan reply: "For Schnabel and Kempff it did not sound Gallic." Gulda laughed, and in that moment a lifelong friendship had begun.'

[verismissimo]

From a booklet note by Pierre's Fournier's son Jean Fonda ...

'My father, Pierre Fournier, first partnered Friedrich ("Fritz") Gulda in 1953 when the pianist was also performing the five Beethoven concertos in the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the complete works for cello and piano were sandwiched in between. Rehearsal were at first unproblematic. Suddenly Gulda stopped playing and said to my father: "Very beautiful but very French." Fournier's deadpan reply: "For Schnabel and Kempff it did not sound Gallic." Gulda laughed, and in that moment a lifelong friendship had begun.'

Great story, am.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

indeed!

have scored the Rostropovitch Richter on emusic and also have discovered the from last month Serkin Casals [forgotten i got that] happy days of comparing, lovely music

[umslopogaas]

Just had to get the recordings out and play one. For a moment I have to play vinyl, because my CD player had fallen to pieces, so it is both a pleasure and a necessity to play an old LP of Rostropovich and Richter, playing on their old Philips LP recording. When that's over, there are Fournier and Gulda, and Chuchro and Panenka, also on vinyl, to look forward to.

[AmpH]

I have Fournier / Gulda and Wispelway / Lazic, but I most often return to the excellent partnership of Raphael Wallfisch and John York

[Bryn]

... I most often return to the excellent partnership of Raphael Wallfisch and John York.

Any idea how that EMI recording compares with their later Nimbus set?

[amateur51]

I have Fournier / Gulda and Wispelway / Lazic, but I most often return to the excellent partnership of Raphael Wallfisch and John York

Many thanks for the Wallfisch/York recommendation, AmpH. I'll see if it's on Spotify, and the Wispelwey too.

I'm going to take the plunge with this set too

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Naxos/8110949-50

[AmpH]

Any idea how that EMI recording compares with their later Nimbus set?

I haven't heard the Nimbus set, although it is on Spotify and in the Naxos Library so I will try to have a listen at some point. I note that the works performed appear to be the same on both sets, but the total running time is a little over 9 mins longer on the Nimbus set and the works are in a slightly different order compared to the EMI set.

[Stunsworth]

Fournier and Schnabel, yes, but not without Fournier and Gulda

Thanks for the suggestion, listening to it now on Qobuz.