Ensemble Caprice - Brandenburg Concertos / Preludes Op 87 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

It is no exaggeration to call Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) one of the two or three most significant Austrian violinists in music history. Decades after his passing, his name remains a vibrant touchstone for music lovers worldwide. Viennese pianist Andrea Linsbauer, who has long immersed herself in Kreisler's enduring legacy, now unveils a singular project with the album InchFritz Kreisler's HeirsInch. Here, she gathers five of Austria's most celebrated violin virtuosos today Benjamin Schmid, Ekaterina Frolova, Leonhard Baumgartner, Christian Altenburger and Daniel Auner to offer their deeply personal interpretations of Kreisler's miniature masterworks. That these artists have been Andrea Linsbauer's recurring duo partners for years is evident in every note each performance resonates with the intimacy of shared musical dialogue, honoring Kreisler's own spirit of reinvention.

These are the first recordings that Raphaël Faÿs devoted to flamenco, and his double album is today a reference. Faÿs, a virtuoso guitarist in his own right, was close to the genre's master, Paco de Lucia, and this set marked the first signs of what would become Raphaël's own signature he used a plectrum to play delicate yet powerful phrases. Here he made flamenco's sources his own while revisiting the classical guitar as well as it's flamenco and gypsy jazz siblings. He left his definitive imprint on the flamenco repertoire in opening the way, with a personal InchImpression of AndalusiaInch, to a mixed-origin ornamental perspective that he has continued to shape for more than 20 years.

Ensemble Risonanze - Concerti Grossi [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/04/2001