Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Release Date: 31 January 2025
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571283548
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Composer/Series: Schumann
Description
The critical reception of Schumann's violin sonatas—like that of much of the composer's late output—has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries.
Written for and first performed by some of the leading violinists of
the day, all three are now recognized for the masterpieces they undoubtedly are, needing no apology: and we are fortunate indeed to be in a position to enjoy such dedicated performances as these.
'This is Schummann revived and illuminated in exemplary modern style. The mellow, covered tone of Tiberghien's Bechstein is as central to the overall success of the enterprise as the vulnerable, confidential feel to Ibragimova's phrasing. […] I will find it hard to hear these sonatas another way after Ibragimova and Tiberghien.' – The Strad
'Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien are well established as a formidable, finely poetic duo, and this set of performances shows them at their vibrant best.' – BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)
Featured on BBC Radio 3's Record Review on 1st March: 'So much charm and lyricism in these performances – genuine musical conversations between Schumann's characters and this intuitively sensitive pair of performers. […] It is a beautifully balanced recording.'
Gramophone Editor's Choice: 'Certainly, it's a passionate, multicoloured and contrast-rich reading, and Ibragimova's colouring is a dream, treading an emotionally sophisticated line between dark and light.'
Tracklisting
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica
Laurence Perkins
Takacs Quartet, Marc-Andre Hamelin
English National Opera Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins
The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park
Steven Osborne
Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Sakari Oramo
Steven Isserlis, Philharmonia Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien
