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ALPHA797
Originally recorded in 2021
Classical
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About
George Antheil called himself a ‘Pianist-Futurist’. A lover of speed, cars and aeroplanes, the American composer settled in the Paris of the Années Folles, where he frequented Picasso and Stravinsky, and composed works such as Sonate sauvage and Jazz Sonata, which caused a scandal: during a concert in Budapest, he even brandished a Chicago gangster-style pistol to restore silence in the hall . . . He hero-worshipped Beethoven, whose pieces he played in the first part of his recitals before moving onto his own music. In 1933, he returned to the United States where he met John Cage and Morton Feldman. Patkop and the young Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen – whom The Times, following what the journalist described as ‘one of those concerts you remember for ever’, presented as the violinist’s ‘doppelgänger’! – pay tribute to the ‘Bad Boy of Music’.
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Reviews
“There should be a warning label on violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja CDs: “Fireworks – handle with care.” You always get something different and incredibly exciting from this player who never hesitates to take risks … it’s the Violin Sonata No.7 in C Minor Op.30 No.2 by Antheil’s lifelong hero Beethoven, however, that sees Kopatchinskaja really upping the excitement levels in a quite remarkable performance.”
***** Coup de Cœur
“… Kopatchinskaja’s playing throughout has that same luminous, impish quality that makes virtually all her recordings approximate starbursts viewed from nearby; extreme dynamics and a kaleidoscopic array of colours keep you hooked. What’s old invariably sounds fresh-minted, whereas what’s new comes across as familiar…”
“…The playing is of the very highest level. Patricia Kopachinskaja and pianist Joonas Ahonen take great pleasure in exploring this repertoire to their heart’s content, with Antheil’s Sonata being the highlight, of course…” *****
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