Hungary's Katona Twins join a long list of guitar-playing siblings in both the classical and popular fields; like Brazilians Sergio and Odair Assad (and their awe-inspiring kid sister Badi), the duo performs a wide range of material in shows that begin with the Baroque and move forward to South American music, jazz, and pop. Although Vivaldi is not really the group's specialty, it achieves intriguing results here with a group of concerto and trio sonata transcriptions (plus one reconstructed duo sonata by Weiss), mostly for ... Read More
Hungary's Katona Twins join a long list of guitar-playing siblings in both the classical and popular fields; like Brazilians Sergio and Odair Assad (and their awe-inspiring kid sister Badi), the duo performs a wide range of material in shows that begin with the Baroque and move forward to South American music, jazz, and pop. Although Vivaldi is not really the group's specialty, it achieves intriguing results here with a group of concerto and trio sonata transcriptions (plus one reconstructed duo sonata by Weiss), mostly for lute, mandolin, and strings originally. The two have the razzle-dazzle coordination in complex duo passages that siblings seem to find easier than unconnected mortals, and their inflections of the guitar strings in the lyrical Vivaldi slow movements are attractive and affecting. To achieve a lute-like clarity, they tweak the guitar in an intriguing way, quickly releasing the strings -- and the ease of their playing while using what must have been a rather unnatural technique makes... Read Less
Add this copy of Vivaldi to cart. $56.08, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Channel Classics.
