DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano

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What an impressive, beautifully recorded showcase from this

18-year-old cellist! From the cruel pyrotechnics of Paganini's Rossini

Variations to the dark lyricism of Falla's Popular Spanish Suite, the

cello is Alisa Weilerstein's oyster. Her supple bow arm and

mega-secure left hand can do anything the music and instrument asks of

them. The cellist's intense, roomy tone and quavering energy

especially lend themselves to those works on this disc with a

nationalist bent: Ginastera's Pampeana No. 2, Janácek's Fairy Tale,

and the Falla Suite Popular Española. We might wish for more

relaxation and expressive economy in Fauré's Après un Rêve,

Mendelssohn's Song Without Words Op. 109, or Saint-Saëns' The Swan,

which vibrate more than they sing. The cellist's mother, Vivian Hornik

Weilerstein brings a degree of nuance and shaping to the piano parts

that transcends mere accompanying. Whatever this marvelous young

cellist does next, I'm all ears. And if mom were at the piano, that

wouldn't hurt either!

DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano, Music, Niccolo Paganini, Antonin Dvorak, Alberto Ginastera, Felix Mendelssohn, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Gabriel Faure, Leos Janacek, Camille Saint-Saens, Manuel de Falla, Alisa Weilerstein, Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, Cello Concerto, Cello with Keyboard, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Concerto, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Violin with Keyboard, Vocal
DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano
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 DEBUT - Alisa Weilerstein & Vivian Hornik Weilerstein ~ Works for Cello and Piano
Niccolo Paganini , Antonin Dvorak , Alberto Ginastera , Felix Mendelssohn , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Gabriel Faure , Leos Janacek , Camille Saint-Saens , Manuel de Falla , Alisa Weilerstein , and Vivian Hornik Weilerstein
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003ZKRO
Release Date: 2000-08-01

Tracks:

  1. Variations On One String On A Theme By Rossini
  2. Forest Quietude, Op.68 No.5
  3. Pampeana No.2, Op.21
  4. Lied Ohne Worte, Op.109 (Posth.)
  5. Pezzo Capriccioso, Op.62
  6. Apres Un Reve, Op.7, No.1: After A Dream
  7. Pohadka - Fairy Tale: I
  8. Pohadka - Fairy Tale: II
  9. Pohadka - Fairy Tale: III
  10. The Carnival Of The Animals: The Swan
  11. Popular Spanish Suite: I. El Pano Moruno (The Moorish Cloth)
  12. Popular Spanish Suite: II. Asturiana
  13. Popular Spanish Suite: III. Jota
  14. Popular Spanish Suite: IV. Nana (Lullaby)
  15. Popular Spanish Suite: V. Cancion (Song)
  16. Popular Spanish Suite: VI. Polo

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Hear Her Live.......2006-12-19

You must witness Alisa Weilerstein live. I fell in love with her playing at the Spoleto festival where she played the basso continuo part of a Bach Brandenberg Concerto as if it was the Dvorak Cello Concerto. She has a passion for music that i have not heard or seen. And in her early 20s. Oh my gosh what a performer she will eventually be!

2 out of 5 stars Weilerstein Debut.......2006-01-21

I've been playing the cello for almost 40 years and I agree about the complaints about the vibrato and phrasing: overdone! I also agree with the question about "aristocratic" playing: why all of the exaggeration? Instrument playing should ideally be like that of a vocalist, where one is not limited by one's technical abilities. I doubt that Ms. Weilerstein would sing these phrasese the same way she plays them. There is still time for her to develop, however. If you want to hear more refined playing, listen to Gendron, Rose, Fournier or Rostropovich.

2 out of 5 stars powefull.......2005-12-18

I am a cellist of 15 years on the breakthrough of becoming a renowed cellist. This cellist tone is so powerfull and clear.she tells a story this is so clear to understand because the music speaks. alisa should watch the slurs from the f to b and be more gracefull. The apres un reve was ok i guess. she really should of tooken more time. like floating on a dream cloud. when i play this piece i take the music from the begining as a fuzzy dream and play the pitch so the music tells a story and becomes more clear every measure. The elgar is somenthing she might not want to touch because no one plays it better than du pre.

5 out of 5 stars Florida Music Lover.......2002-10-12

I have been fond of the cello for years. I have enjoyed Casals even though he was somewhate austere. I love Rostropovich's tone and color but have felt that no one has ever played with the passion of Du Pre until I heard Weilerstein on, I believe, NPR when they played an unreleased tape of the Elgar Concerto by Weilerstein. I missed the intro and would have bet the farm that I was listening to Du Pre until the announcement at the end. I immediately ordered this disc and it has me wondering about re-incarnation. Is Du Pre back? This disc is a wonderful sample of the immense talents of this new young artist. I can't wait for Alisa to record the my favorite Elgar for EMI.

5 out of 5 stars Love it or hate it!.......2002-05-21

SUCH PRESENCE! This is cello playing without apologies. She is always secure in what she is saying whether that is what you wanted to hear or not. She is the real thing. May she go onto continue to create controvery through her playing!

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