Title: Lackluster interpretations
Product review: I was a little surprised at the lackluster interpretations that these concertos had from Cortese. I am a huge fan of these works, and I highly prefer the versions of the Der Schwanendreher (Albany Records) and Konzertmusik (Old Louisville recording) by Raphael Hillyer, and the Kammermusik by Kashkashian. This disc is about equal in quality to the Brett Dean recording of the Hindemith Concertos (with Queensland Symphony Orchestra), which is equally lackluster. Overall, these interepretations are somewhat unimaginative. I missed the quicker tempos of the fast movements heard in the Hillyer versions, especially the 3rd movement of the Konzertmusik and the last movement of the Der Schwanendreher. The tone quality in the Kashkashian Kammermusik is far superior.
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