Rafael’s Music Notes declares Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Fabio Bidini’s new recording a “Hungarian Feast”:
“German violinist Sabrina-Vivian Höpcker and Italian pianist Fabio Bidini compellingly make a case with their playing for the erasing of any and all national boundaries. The duo lovingly makes this minor miracle happen by playing this category-defying music with equal quantities of Hungarian szenvedély and szomorú spiced with a nice dose of Italian
—Rafael de Acha, Rafael’s Music Notespassione , further tempered byimpeccable musicianship and flawless technique. The resulting musical feast should be enjoyed by anyone who loves Brahms and or violin and or Roma music. … The music is familiar, no doubt, having been played and recorded by many a symphony orchestra. But hearing these tunes played with the capriciousness and flair that Ms. Höpckerand maestro Bidini bring to their playing will elicit not only admiration but curiosity on the part of the alert listener. … I am glad Herr Joachim made these arrangements, more than elated that the Höpcker-Bidini duo made the decision to record them, and immensely grateful to DELOS for the production of this nicely-packaged and perfectly engineered CD.”
Read the full review on RafaelMusicNotes.com
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