Linda Wang/ Sebastien Koch

Track Listings
1. Allegro Molto Ed Appassionato    
2. Allegretto Expressivo Alla Romanza    
3. Allegro Animato    
4. Con Moto    
5. Ballada    
6. Allegretto    
7. Adagio    
8. Allegro Agitato    
9. Adagio    
10. Allegretto Moderato    
11. Allegro Molto    

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Praised by critics as "among the premier young violinists of the world" Linda Wang has been captivating audiences worldwide, since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of nine. A winner of numerous competitions and awards, her latest cd features sonatas by Grieg, Janacek, and Saint-Saens in collaboration with French pianist Sebastien Koch, hailed by the LA Times as a "fine pianist with great immediacy"

Linda Wang/ Sebastien Koch, Music, Grieg, Janacek, Saint-Saens, Linda Wang Sebastien Koch
Linda Wang/ Sebastien Koch
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Passion and Precision
  • linda s best release yet!
 Linda Wang/ Sebastien Koch

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ASIN: B00005V4ZQ
Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Molto Ed Appassionato
  2. Allegretto Expressivo Alla Romanza
  3. Allegro Animato
  4. Con Moto
  5. Ballada
  6. Allegretto
  7. Adagio
  8. Allegro Agitato
  9. Adagio
  10. Allegretto Moderato
  11. Allegro Molto

Album Description

Praised by critics as "among the premier young violinists of the world" Linda Wang has been captivating audiences worldwide, since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of nine. A winner of numerous competitions and awards, her latest cd features sonatas by Grieg, Janacek, and Saint-Saens in collaboration with French pianist Sebastien Koch, hailed by the LA Times as a "fine pianist with great immediacy"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Passion and Precision.......2005-03-08

Linda Wang is one of the fine, upcoming violinists. She is disciplined and precise, but emotionally speaking she delivers the goods. I would compare her approach with that of George Szell as opposed to Leonard Bernstein or Sir Georg Solti, just to draw an analogy. All three pieces in this recording receive intense, passionate and yet fully appropriate treatment from both Ms. Wang and her able accompanist, Sebastien Koch. I was especially delighted with the finale of the Saint-Saens, though the Grieg is also impressive. Janacek, as always, is a bit less approachable but Ms. Wang does justice to his temperament and opened new windows onto this piece for me. I caught echoes of some of the extraordinary feeling that pervades his powerful string quartets.

I was privileged to have heard Ms. Wang in person recently. She was gracious and warm on stage and told charming anecdotes in connection with some of the pieces; she also generously remained afterward to autograph her CD's. It was an ambitious program: Beethoven's 8th sonata, the Schumann first sonata (which she has also recorded), Debussy's sonata (which she played without music and played rapturously) and the "Carmen Fantasy" by Sarasate. I found the Beethoven a bit less warm than I like it (Ann-Sophie Mutter and Zino Francescatti are more my style), but when she played the Schumann, I was persuaded, then converted, then ultimately transported. This is an intense and emotional piece and her playing gave it even more warmth and color than I have been accustomed to hearing: parts of it positively smoldered. It was a gorgeous performance. I got her other CD just for the recording of the Schumann, even though I already have the piece. The technically demanding Sarasate (which she mentioned she played impromptu one day with a band of gypsies on the street in Hungary) she also played without taking liberties with the tempo. I felt a little less excitement with this than I had expected at first, perhaps because she does not take so many liberties with the piece as some musicians might, but when she got into it and as the finale approached, there were real fire and brio - and then the audience was on its feet, applauding and cheering. I am a fan of Ms. Wang's and - I believe - with substantial reason. She does not disappoint.

5 out of 5 stars linda s best release yet!.......2002-11-21

What a superb demonstration of musicianship and technical achievement ! Linda wang and french pianist Sebastien Koch know how to captivate their audience, what an exceptional duo ! Truly amazing, world class playing!Let s wish for more releases soon!

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