First performance: March 21, 1990, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Fred Sherry, cello, Alan Feinberg, piano
Reviews
A kind of fearless eloquence in its gestures... Karchin is unafraid of cliches, such as diddledy-diddledy triplet ascents, when they can still serve a purpose, and his harmony moves powerfully. Fred Sherry, for whom the sonata was composed, and Alan Feinberg gave a cogent performance.
The Violoncello Sonata is especially impressive in its rhythmic panache, intensity, variety of attack and pacing.”