The duet balance stays nimble, so every phrase.
Focus
Robert Schumann, Martha Argerich — “Kinderszenen, Op.
Strings speak in clean and amber lines.
The melody is familiar and sure.
Franz Schubert, Sylvia Capova slide into Four Impromptus No.
James Rhodes makes it feel newly urgent, all the more essential.
Minimal, poised, and a little haunted, it settles the mood.
The violin line feels freshly lit, not dusty, and the phrasing.
39: Waltz 15” feel newly minted, even though the ink is long dry.
Ludwig van Beethoven and Sonata # 14 in C-sharp minor, Op.
A gray desk, a late train, or a lamp-lit kitchen, the piece fits.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, András Schiff — “Sonata No.
The piano keeps the pattern crisp and glassy.
