MusicWeb International critic Ralph Moore reviews Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Fabio Bidini’s recording of Brahms Hungarian Dances:

“Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker certainly plays with great feeling and freedom here, unashamedly milking the opportunities for soulful rubato and rallentando just as the music demands; her accompanist is scrupulous in following her lead, so ensemble is tight. Like Joachim, she keeps the vibrato lean but is more relaxed than Joachim in No.2, taking considerably longer over the swooning phrases. I love the way they launch into the graded accelerando of No. 4, beginning at 47 seconds in; you would have to be starchy soul indeed not to respond the swagger of this music and a palpable sense of the musicians’ enjoyment emerges.”

—Ralph Moore, MusicWeb International

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