한 시대를 풍미했던 거장 피아니스트와 그의 아들, 아쉬케나지 부자가 신보를 발매하였다. 드뷔시와 라벨의 듀엣 곡을 연주 하였는데, 요즘 지휘에 전념하시는 아쉬케나지의 피아노 소리를 들을 수 있다는 것만으로도 행복하다. 또한 그의 아들 보브카의 뛰어난 기량도 우리의 귀를 즐겁게 할 것이다.
“Father and son join forces here with winning elan. Vladimir Ashkenazy is one of the great pianists of modern times, with a legacy of landmark solo and concerto recordings to challenge anybody’s. His son Vovka has inherited the genes and, on disc, has collaborated in performances of chamber music by Tchaikovsky, Arensky, Poulenc and Ravel.” The Telegraph, 11th August 2009 ****
“Early 20th-century repertoire has often brought out the best in Vladimir as pianist and conductor, and he certainly plays with love here. Harnessed to their Steinways, father and son display exceptionally close rapport, thinking and breathing as one in music that requires almost inhuman co-ordination to do its magic full justice. No note is out of place, no texture muddy. They’re at their very best in Ravel’s La Valse transcription and the Feria finale of Rapsodie espagnole, where they spray the listener with kaleidoscopic textures and modulate dynamics with the punch of master dramatists.” The Times, 7th August 2009 ****
“Ashkenazy pere et fils… clearly having much fun, especially in Rapsodie espagnol, drawing a wide range of colour, and some wonderfully delicate shading.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2009 ***