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Other new records of note: Bach's St. Matthew Passion, played by a Viennese orchestra, chorus and soloists under the direction of Hermann Scherchen (Westminster, 4 LPs); all ten of Beethoven's Violin & Piano Sonatas, played by Violinist Joseph Fuchs and Pianist Artur Balsam (Decca; 5 LPs); Wagner's complete Tristan and Isolde, with Kirsten Flagstad, Ludwig Suthaus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler (Victor...
...piano sonatas. Last week three more complete cycles were on the market: all 16 String Quartets, played by the Budapest Quartet for Columbia (12 LPs) and by the Pascal Quartet for Concert Hall (13 LPs), and all ten Violin Sonatas (five LPs), by Joseph Fuchs and Artur Balsam for Decca...
Fuchs and Balsam play the sonatas with an energy and selfless dedication that more renowned virtuosi rarely show. Even in such an oft-performed favorite as the Kreutzer Sonata, their version has as deep and clear a musical perspective as any on the market...
Joseph Roisman, the first violinist, could not appear because of a band injury, so Jac Gorodetzky, Boris Kroyt, and Mischa Schneider were joined by pianist Arthur Balsam. The noted accompanist proved himself to be equally adept as an cuscmble performed...
...clarinet, and French horn, the work in its recast piano quartet form still shows signs of woodwind writing. Nevertheless, it is a sprightly, tuneful piece with more than a few melodic and harmonic surprises worthy of the later Beethoven. The performance was fresh, idiomatic and perfect in every way. Balsam's personality seemed to be the dominating one. The group followed his beat, not Gorodzky's, and the piano part was emphasized whenever possible...