Song & Dance album review – Jacques Forestier’s impressive debut has persuasive rhythmic poise
Jacques Forestier/Boris Kusnezow (Warner Classics)The Canadian violinist’s album definitely does what it says on the tin: from Bartók to Ernst, there is a quiet and beguiling eloquence to his playingPerhaps the most promising thing about this impressive debut album from Jacques Forestier, the young Canadian violinist who tied in first place at the 2024 Joseph Joachim Competition, is the way it lives up to its title.There’s a swing to the way he and the pianist Boris Kusnezow play Bartók’s six…
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