Kritiken - Reviews
„...Hat man den Eindruck, daß Hoppstock mit der brillianten Bewältigung des eigentlich so trockenen Continuo-Parts der Star ist, muß man als nächstes einmal hinhören, wie fantastisch
die beiden zusammen sind. Noch eine experimentelle, provozierende CD – aber lohnend.”
Musikblatt 1/95
„...Hier haben sich zwei der fähigsten Musiker zu einem Duo zusammengefunden und spielen sämtlich Transkriptionen barocker Werke.”
American Record Guide 5/95
„...Here two most capable musicians combine on a disc mostly of transcriptions. There is a great deal of fine music-making on this disc. T.H. plays a wonderful awarness of the possibilities of his instrument and renders contrapuntal passages with special conviction and power-as may be heard, for example, in
Bach’s Trio sonata. This is a fine duo!”
American Record Guide 5/95
„...ein wunderbarer Überblick subtiler Stilistik von deutscher, französischer und italienischer Barockmusik....hier ist eine geradezu ansteckende Begeisterung, superbe Spieltechnik und nicht zuletzt jene entwaffnende musikalische Überzeugungskraft spürbar. Höchst empfehlenswert!”
Soundboard (Kanada), 7/95
„A delightful survey of the subtile stylistic contrasts which separate the French, German & Italian high Baroque...Hoppstock accompaniments are sensitive, subservient, or virtuosic depending on their context. Highly recommended!”
Soundboard (Kanada), 7/95
„Tilman Hoppstock’s sense of style is generally impeccable, to my ears. He sensibly sticks to his modern instrument (so fas as I can tell), leaving the style to make the musical points for him - which it does in a way that is as musical as it is convincing. Perhaps the Sonata by Bach is the most successful work on the disc, the exuberance of the both players being well controlled and finding a balance that never does less than justice to some prime Bach.”
Colin Cooper, Classical Guitar 2/97