ludwig van beethoven isabelle faust alexander melnikov jiri belohlavek prague philharmonia violin concerto kreutzer sonata cd Prog Rock Melankolic Year 1996 Country US

Melankolic Year 1996 Country US Format LP

Rio Grande

Built around powerful horn arrangements and fluid guitar work

but real expressive depth

and this 2021 Challenge Records release shows a musician working in the hard bop and post-bop lineages while maintaining his own voice

ludwig van beethoven isabelle faust alexander melnikov jiri belohlavek prague philharmonia violin concerto kreutzer sonata cd Prog Rock Melankolic Year 1996 Country USViolinist Isabelle Faust and ensemble bring clarity and insight to Beethoven's towering Violin Concerto and the intense Kreutzer Sonata, with pianist Alexander Melnikov accompanying in the latter. Released in 2007 on Harmonia Mundi, these performances capture both the revolutionary vision and the Romantic depth in Beethoven's writing. Faust's approach balances period awareness with modern sensibilitythese are powerful, intelligent readings that bring