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VIENNA WALTZ ENSEMBLE
DENWA Classical 101
CRITICS CHOICE
Originally reviewed for week ending 2/14/98

André Rieu waltz is schmaltz. But here are some red-blooded sounds in 3/4 time. The Vienna Waltz Ensemble is an inspired Chicago trio violinists Clara Lindner and Teresa Fream and double-bassist Gregory Sarchet that has reclaimed some rare old waltz manuscripts from Vienna libraries and enlivens them with earthy string tone and intimate interplay. In Diabelli's arrangement of themes from Rossini's "Barber Of Seville" and Schubert's "Twelve Waltzes," the melodies are sweet without being saccharin and the rhythms lilting without being listless. Pieces by Johann Strauss Jr., V.R. Dubsky, and others are also lovely. The low-key alternative to big-boned orchestral Strauss as well as the perfect pendant to "Appalachia Waltz."



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