Track 5

Nathaniel Rosen, cellist, with Doris Stevenson, pianist US $15.00

To listen to a sample track on this CD, go to "What's On It" below. You will need to have the RealAudio plug-in installed on your computer and a 28.8 or better modem . Go to our Technical Information page for more details on how to do this or if you are having any problems with playing any of the tracks. Nathaniel Rosen's and Doris Stevenson's playing in all these worksis confident, energetic, and unusually expansive. Their broad but by no means self-indulgent reading of the slow movement of the second Brahms sonata (Track 5) is a standout in this regard, while the lighter, more intimate Schumann and Mendelssohn pieces lend attractive balance to this 70 minutes + program. Track 1: Son No.1 in e, Op.38: Allegro non troppo Track 2: Son No.1 in e, Op.38: Allegretto quasi menuetto Track 3: Son No.1 in e, Op.38: Allegro Track 4: Son No.2 in F, Op.99: Allegro vivace Track 5: Son No.2 in F, Op.99: Adagio affettuoso If Starker rules by freedom, Rosen does it by assertiveness. His phrasing takes you by the throat and dominates, somewhat the way Heifetz used to dominate his performances. American Record Guide [Rosen's] Brahms is clearly more romantic than classicist . The somewhat more austere E minor work, launched more slowly and ruminatively than we are used to hearing it, is also allowed considerable flexibility of pulse and dynamic shading. Gramophone

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