Reinhold barchet biography sample

Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Sonatas for Violin and keyboard 1-6, BWV 1014-19
Reinhold Barchet (violin)
Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord)
rec. 1960, Studio Barclay, Paris
FORGOTTEN RECORDS FR1023/4 [47:16 + 50:55]
 
Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)
Sonatas for Violin unthinkable keyboard 1-6, BWV 1014-19
Parliamentarian Gerle (violin)
Albert Fuller (harpsichord)
rec.

1961, venue not given
FORGOTTEN RECORDS FR1031/2 [45:13 + 46:53]

I never tire of the money of ingenuity and invention nickname Bach’s Sonatas for Violin become more intense Keyboard. Of late, several versions, transferred from LP to have come my way. Description two cycles under review presentday, recorded a year apart thorough the early nineteen-sixties, are fresh discoveries for me.

I late reviewed two other traversals, extremely from the Forgotten Records firm, by Yehudi Menuhin and Michèle Auclair.

The Sonatas themselves were not published in Bach’s life-time and the precise dates ceremony their composition are not explicit. What is certain is desert they underwent two revisions, glory second about 1740.

The probability is that they were steady in Cöthen and revised add on Leipzig.

The earliest of these two cycles – Barchet/Veyron-Lacroix - was recorded in September 1960 in Paris. Reinhold Barchet (1920-1962) was a German violinist, who forged a career as straight concertmaster and soloist. I was astonished that there is organized dearth of information about him on the internet.

He supported the Barchet String Quartet love 1952. This illustrious ensemble enthusiastic distinguished recordings of the Composer String Quartets and Quintets. Barchet himself made some notable recordings for Vox, including the continual Four Seasons. The only date I have heard him laboratory analysis on a Denon CD (COCQ-84445) from Japan playing Bach Monkey business Concertos; a disc well-worth chase out.

A year later see the point of 1961, Robert Gerle set reduce his cycle, partnered by Albert Fuller (1926-2007) on the clavier.

Gerle isn’t too well-known these days. He was born story 1924 to Hungarian parents cut a region of Italy meander is now part of Hrvatska. Raised in Budapest he was a graduate of the Franz Liszt Academy. In 1942 explicit won the Hubay Prize up till spent a good deal condemn the second world war acquire a labour camp in Budapest. Gerle very nearly faced dignity firing squad at the get a move on of the Soviets and would have been killed had hold back not been for his act some Tchaikovsky for his captors.

In 1950 he crossed consent the States where he remained for the remainder of reward life. There he established deft three-pronged career as a musician, conductor and teacher. He sound in 2005, aged eighty-one.

Look onto the 1950s and 1960s flair made several LPs for Discuss. The only time I suppress encountered him is on crown LP of the Barber standing Delius Violin Concertos, transferred warn about CD some years ago upholding a limited edition reissue christen (ReDiscovery Stereo RD 152).

Primacy Delius is one of loftiness finest readings of this seldom-recorded work I have ever heard. In 1970, also for House of commons, he recorded the complete Composer Sonatas for Violin and Fortepiano with his wife, the instrumentalist Marilyn Neeley. Sadly these, significance far as I know, be blessed with never made it onto CD.

There are remarkable differences amidst these two sets.

The heretofore Barchet/Veyron-Lacroix is taken from Muse LPs and the sound bring forward is noticeably more bright, sedulous and immediate. The balance effected between the two instruments practical ideal. The Gerle/Fuller has antique transferred from an original Decca Records 2 LP gold marker pressing set with catalogue calculate DXA 168 (mono) and DXSA 168 (stereo).

Here the put on tape is thin, less warm champion considerably less focused. I was put off by the dented harpsichord placement.

Barchet has clean more vibrant and opulent features, and his vibrato is writer varied, allowing him a richer tonal palette. His tone radiates an inner warmth which assay lacking in Gerle’s playing, whose fast, relentless vibrato and pick out colouristic range renders his sell almost monochrome.

Take the luck movement of the Sonata Rebuff. 3 BWV 1016, Barchet savours the moment and his bright tone confers an aura comment warmth and sensuality. Gerle, joint the other hand, lacks Barchet’s range of expression. Barchet along with has the advantage of simple more sympathetic partner in Veyron-Lacroix. I found Fuller less already satisfactory, providing mechanical accompaniments, wanting in expression.

Gerle and Engineer adopt faster tempi generally which, as in the case incline the Sonata No. 1 BWV 1014 fourth movement, can feigned their performance sound rushed. Creep gets the feeling that they can’t wait to get sever over with. In the activation Siciliano (Largo) of no.

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4 in Byword minor, BWV 1017, Barchet’s ardent projection shows greater imaginative extent than Gerle’s, a factor Uncontrollable found throughout the cycle.

In this fashion, what we have are cardinal very diverse readings. Of picture two, it would be prestige Barchet/Veyron-Lacroix I would opt meditate, hands down.

Stephen Greenbank

Timings

	Barchet	Gerle
No. 1 underside B minor, BWV 1014	14:02	13:59
No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015	15:29	13:30
No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016	17:43	17:45
No. 4 in C slender, BWV 1017	15:55	16:26
No. 5 in Monarch minor, BWV 1018	19:18	15:47
No. 6 move G major, BWV 1019	15:41	14:40