Chausson: Concert In D Op. 21, For Piano, Violin, And String Quartet – Leonardo Zunica

Whether you love him or not, Chausson represents a very rare group of composers who today can no longer be said to be full members of the best known names, but who at the same time cannot yet be completely relegated to a level of lesser importance. At the same time he is not a leading author of the concert programs but not even considered on the sidelines of the same, he is therefore in a limbo, a thin border line that, depending on the period of reception, hangs from one side to the other. This record that sees an exceptional group of performers such as the pianist Leonardo Zunica, the violinist Paolo Ghidoni and the Boito Quartet face one of the most intense, innovative and complex pages of this author gives good hope that the balance will finally tip in favor of the composer. This concert, atypical in its instrumental formation, can be said without exaggeration among the composer’s masterpieces and among the greatest musical experiences that France of that period has produced. Not only that, the dramatic force combined with an almost perfect balance of the musical form, make it a point of attendance that should be essential for any chamber ensemble. The whole team, the two soloists above all, do not limit themselves to performing with unparalleled virtuosity and perfection, but give a life and a body to this score as probably never heard before in the not yet numerous disc interpretations offered by the past and allow you to appreciate both the composer’s genius and the skill and intelligence of interpretation.