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Sublime UnderstatementAugust 7, 2007 Sonofviagra(Now, Motown, USA) 12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a budget-priced reissue and repackaging of a previously released recording on RCA, also available through Musical Heritage Society. It's not to be confused with the re-recording of the Brahms Cello Sonatas this pair later did for Sony.
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax give technically proficient readings here, allowing the tortured Romanticism of Brahms to shine through in his notes without gooey nor overt over-expression. Some have written that these performances lack the fire and passion found in others; I find that to be a virtue here as the music speaks well for itself -- understated, communicative, and intellectually engaging. The recording is comfortably close and the range of tones from both instruments are sublimely rendered. Very fine!
