Fun waltz duets
Aleksey Igudesman serves up a delight in three-four time for two violins.
I had great fun playing through his ten waltzes for two violins by the busy comedy violinist-conductor-entrepreneur Aleksey Igudesman. The Simple Waltz at the beginning is easy to play, but well formed. The other nine are ingenious inventions in various moods. They demand familiar playing and great dynamic and agogic flexibility. Humorous effects are created by built-in general pauses, hectic accompanying figures, scratchy notes or theatrically breathless turning pauses. The arrangements of Chopin, Brahms and Johann Strauss take their content to the extreme. The two voices alternate democratically with the lead; it is a pleasure for professionals and good amateurs ... and also for the listeners.
Aleksey Igudesman: Waltz & more for 2 violins, UE 33657, € 17.95, Universal Edition, Vienna
