Christian Birnbaum - Nonett & Symphonien 14 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With the recordings on this album, the Armida Quartet has reached the halfway mark in a project that seeks to intimately explore an entire mountain range Mozart's complete works for string quartet, to which they devote intense scrutiny within the framework of a recital series that pairs them with contemporary works specifically commissioned for the occasion. This requires our musicians to pay a particularly attentive ear history remains unscathed, but the members of the Armida Quartet want to call ingrained listening habits into question. By implication, they explore Mozart's works as if the composer was looking over their shoulder. In collaboration with Henle music publishers and musicologist Wolf-Dieter Seiffert, they have embarked on a Inchworkshop explorationInch of Mozart's string quartets in the original manuscript. The occasional discovery of certain hitherto overlooked details leads them to interpret certain passages in exciting new ways. All the while, they gain increasing familiarity and assurance as they delve ever more deeply into the master's musical language. The sources also confirm something that Mozart alluded to in his dedication of the six InchHaydnInch Quartets to his revered colleague the fact that the work of composing can be painstaking, at times laborious. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Allegro vivace assai 2. String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 3. String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Andante cantabile 4. String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, K. 387~Molto Allegro 5. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegro moderato 6. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegretto 7. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio 8. String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590~Allegro 1. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major, K. 155~Allegro 2. String Q

One of the most independent chamber music ensembles on the international scene celebrates it's twenty-second anniversary by releasing an album entitled InchBlack MassInch on the GENUIN tag. It is a dark ride through highly emotional music of the 20th century and takes it's name from Alexander Scriabin's piano sonata InchMesse noire,Inch whose quartet version is presented here for the first time on disc. Also recorded for the first time is the 1st String Quartet by Christoph Staude, one of the first pieces in the ensemble's repertoire. In addition, quartets by Arthur Vincent Lourié and Ivan Wyschnegradsky are featured. All in all, a living history of the quartet and an artistic statement at the highest instrumental caliber! Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 1 2. String Quartet No. 1 3. Messe Noire (9Ème Sonate Pour Piano) 4. String Quartet No. 2 in 1/4 Tones, Op. 18

Polish pianist Katarzyna Musial, who currently resides in Canada, is, according to the Chicago Classical Review, Incha great talent with amazing technique and interpretive brilliance.Inch She performs regularly as a soloist, chamber musician, and alongside orchestras across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The New York Concert Review described her playing as Inchpure bliss... miraculously presented... a clearly precise interpretation that reached emotional depth with harmonious colors.Inch According to Beijing Press, Katarzyna Musial is Incha pianist who enchants her listeners with a dazzling game.Inch Fanfare Magazine emphasizes that Inchif an artist is able to show charisma through his playing, Musial is proof that it is possible.Inch On this new , Karatzyna performs a programme of Spanish piano music. Her concerts of the recorded pieces have been widely acclaimed. Album Tracks 1. Cantos de España, Op. 232 2. Suite Española No. 1, Op. 57 3. Danzas Españolas 4. Escenas Poéticas 5. Danzas Gitanas, Op. 55 6. Cançons I Danses 7. El Sombrero de Tres Picos 8. El Amor Brujo