korngold schmidt leon fleisher joseph silverstein jaime laredo joel smirnoff michael tree yo yo ma music for strings and piano left hand cd album 1985 Obsessed 4:47

Obsessed 4:47

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korngold schmidt leon fleisher joseph silverstein jaime laredo joel smirnoff michael tree yo yo ma music for strings and piano left hand cd album 1985 Obsessed 4:47This 1998 Sony Classical release pairs two masterworks from early 20th century composers. Korngold, famous for his film scores and operas, and Schmidt, a Vienna born symphonist, both created major works for left hand piano combined with string accompaniment. The ensemble is stellar: Yo Yo Ma on cello, violinists Joseph Silverstein and Jaime Laredo, with legendary pianist Leon Fleisher. The result is lush Romantic writing with modern sensibilities,