Christian Poultera Review – Works by Brahms and Schumann

Sadness, pathos, gentle glow. Christian Bolterra and Ronald Brautigam opened the first cello sonatas of Johannes Brahms; From the first pieces, it is clear how well the two instruments are in harmony: a Stradivarius cello from 1711 and a replica of a grand piano from 1868. After the Mendelssohn album, the solo duo returns to the Romantic repertoire together. The recording lives entirely from the spirit of chamber music. For example, the “Allegretto quasi” of the first sonata appears to be a response to the beginning of the first movement in a calmer light. On the other hand, how assertive is the “Allegro passionato” of the Second Sonata – but it does not sound very harmonious. The cello melody sounds acoustic, a little baroque with the intonation. The two sonatas frame Robert Schumann's “Five Pieces in Folk Tone,” Op. 102.

Brahms: Cell Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2, Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Tone, op. 102

Christian Bolterra (cello), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
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Christian Polterra

Swiss cellist Christian Poultera was born in Zurich in 1977 and took cello lessons from Boris Bergaminchcu at an early age. After school he studied with Heinrich Schiff in Salzburg and Vienna and then devoted himself intensely to…More