Hansjorg Albrecht - V5: The Bruckner Symphonies - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Act I Tscherkessen Chor 2. Act I Einer Wird Kommen (Sonja) 3. Act I Duet Nur Ein Kleines Hauschen (Mascha, Iwan) 4. Act I Wolgalied Allein! Wieder Allein (Zarewitsch) 5. Act I Finale (Sonja, Zarewitsch) 6. Act II Zarewitsch's Lied (Zarewitsch, Chorus) 7. Act II Duet Hab Nur Dich Allein (Zarewitsch, Sonja) 8. Act II Duet Heute Abend Komm Ich Zu Dir (Mascha, Iwan) 9. Act II Finale Duet Liebe Mich, Kusse Mich (Sonja, Zarewitsch) 10. Act III Lied and Melodram Kosende Wellen (Zarewitsch, Sonja) 11. Act III Vergessen Sei Der Trube Wahn (Zarewitsch, Sonja) 12. Act III Duet Ich Bin Bereit (Mascha, Bardolo, Chorus, Male Section) 13. Act III Quartet Kuss Mich (Sonja, Mascha, Zarewitsch, Iwan) 14. Act II Das Leben Ruft, Waltz Song (Sonja) 15. Act III Couplet (Grossfurst) 16. Act III Duet (Sonja, Zarewitsch) 17. Act III Finale (Sonja, Zarewitsch, Chorus)

Some of Jean-Nicolas Diatkine's singer friends have ended their careers, but their magic is irreplaceable in his eyes, or rather in his ears. He misses them, just as he misses the Schubert, Schumann and Brahms songs they sang. Well, there is only one person who can compensate for this loss, and his name is Franz Liszt. The main aim of transcriptions was to make orchestral works known to a wider audience, at a time when there were far fewer orchestras, and public access to symphony concerts was very limited. But Liszt gives transcriptions a new meaning he puts the orchestra into the piano, since his style is particularly suited to outsized extravagance. Thus he opens up unprecedented pianistic possibilities, where virtuosity is no longer mere exhibitionism but rather transformed into the art of illusion. His arrangements of Wagner are so convincing that they become his own personal creations. Laurent Bessières, piano tuner at the Paris Philharmonic, suggested for this recording a Schiedmayer piano of 1916 made in Stuttgart, which he had completely rebuilt in collaboration with Antoine Letessier-Salmon, director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and Stephen Paulello, piano maker and inventor of the strings that bear his name. This instrument has almost never been used in concert, however excellent work by Laurent Bessières convinced us to try it out in this very special repertoire.

Annette Unger is featured on her fourth Genuin CD together with fellow Dresden Academy of Music professors Michael Pfaender and Ludger Remy. This trio performs the sonatas for violin and cello by Antonio Vivaldi. Album Tracks 1. Andante 2. Allegro 3. Largo 4. Allegro 5. Tema Con Variazioni 6. Andante 7. Allegro 8. Siciliano 9. Presto 10. Pastorale 11. Allegro 12. Andante 13. Presto 14. Allegro 15. Allegro 16. Vivace 17. Giga 18. Alelgro 19. Tempo Di Minuetto 20. Grave 21. Alelgro 22. Piacevole 23. Allegro