October 2008
Clive Brown, the British musicologist whose recent edition of the Clement Concerto was used in this premiere recording, remarks on various similarities in the two works and adds that "Clements role in crafting the final version of Beethovens Concerto may have been greater than supposed." In any event, the Clement Concerto, unheard for some 200 years, turns out to be too substantial to be dismissed as a mere historical footnote, and we are indebted to all involved in bringing it to life so appealingly. Pine gives a competitive account of the Beethoven, and plays her own attractive cadenzas for both works. Serebrier, needless to add, is with her every step of the way, providing a real partnership rather than mere "accompaniment." They are well served by the truly excellent recording and, although each concerto, at 40 minutes plus, has a disc to itself, the slimline set is offered for the price of a single CD. GO BACK TO: |