Beethoven - Violin sonata n°5 'Spring' - Kogan / Gilels

Ludwig van Beethoven

Sonata for violin and piano n°5 op.24 "Spring"

I. Allegro 0:00
II. Adagio molto espressivo 9:10
III. Allegro molto 14:30
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 15:38

Leonid Kogan
Emil Gilels
Live recording, Leningrad, 29.III.1964

[konstantinSE]

Великолепно. глубоко, ярко, поэтично, высший пилотаж, брависсимо.

[peterclemenz]

Was fast nie glückt: die Balance zwischen Geige und Klavier. Hier aber gelingt es. Gilels hat geügend Geschmeidigkeit, Glanz und Substanz im Ton, um mit der Violine gleichwertig im Wechsel zu singen und Kogan nimmt die Begleitfiguren genügend zurück, ohne schlaff zu seiin. Das habe ich in dieser Perfektion noch nie gehört.
Und die musikalische Gestaltung wie Tempo, Mikroagogik, großer Bogen, Poesie und Schwung, alles ganz wunderbar!

[duvidl]

Fantastic recording. Such lightness in the playing and such a refreshing tempo. Like a breath of fresh air.

[guillermomiranda]

This recording of the Spring Sonata is the very best ever ever ....Beethoven s passion is fully felt.

[brkahn]

Limpide, direct, sans aucune affectation, poétique, réflexif... Miraculeux. Et je n'écris pas ça souvent.

[notaire]

Spannende live Aufführung dieser fein komponierten Sonate im relativ schnellen Tempo mit perfekter Mitwirkung zwischen den zwei Virtuosen. Der präzise und zugleich seidige Ton der Solovioline klingt außergewöhnlich schön. Die zurückgehaltene Begleitung von diesem unvergleichlichen Pianisten ist auch bewundernswert. Die UdSSR war wirklich ein musikalisches Wunder im 20. Jahrhundert!

[dennisnguyen]

thank you. two of russia's musical powerhouses on one recording.

[ezraazmon]

I think they feel the music wonderfully together, I think beethoven would aprove thank you kogan and gillels and beethoven and the spirit that inspires us all

[irisce]

I was shocked by how good the piano playing, I had never before noticed the beauty of the piano part of the spring sonata. Then, I learn of course it's a concert pianist playing the accompaniment. Of course it's excellent. Haha.

[guillermomiranda]

Some feel it was a bit too quick, but giving the joy associated with spring, I wonder whether this speed was exactly what was in Beethoven's feeling when he composed this wonderful sonata. I still like this one better than the Perlman-Ashkenazy version
Thanks for this uploading once more, it fills me with joy in times of general suffering.

[ludmilababkova]

Удивительнейший сплав вдохновений!что вовлекает!

[alexandera]

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Что касается исполнения, то замечательные музыканты - страстный Гилельс и серьезный Леонид Коган с плотным, ярким звуком скрипки удивительно соответствуют характеру Бетховена.

[arnoldof]

I love the intensity with which they play even if not polished as perlmaqn-Ashkenazy.

[incontrariomotu]

Kogan was married to Gilels' sister.

[peterellinger]

Perlman and Ashkenazi remain my favourites

[stonefireice]

Unfortunately the recording quality doesn’t do justice to these extra-ordinary performers. Most of Gilels’ records are Reference quality, i.e. the standard of interpretations. Kogan wasn’t widely known in the West, he was not allowed International performances, and didn’t have powerful promoters, unlike Gilels ( Artur Rubinstein, Szell and others in the USA). Yet Kogan’s ensemble performances with Gilels were top notch. After his early death, Gilels played with Oistrakh- another incompatible, stupendous violinist.

[조던]

A bit too quick... and the recording quality is not so satisfactory so a little disappointing to be honest
Like the perlman/Ashkenazy or the classic oistrakh/oborin set better

[annirichardson]

Too fast, I prefer David Garrett and Alexander Markowich.