Kirsten Whitson - Deux Sonates de Chambre - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Two experienced chamber musicians, who have already worked as soloists with the Deutsches Sinfonie-Orchester, present a duo album on GENUIN of works ranging from the late Romantic period to the 21st century. In a that crosses all boundaries, Eva-Christina Schönweiß (violin) and Kirsten Ecke (harp) have put together an exciting program featuring music of people in transit and in search of a home. In doing so, they wander through a wide variety of cultures, performing duos by the great masters of classical modernism such as Maurice Ravel and Astor Piazzolla, as well as contemporary music by Roman Ryterband, Thomas Rajna, Hooshyar Khayam and Jean Michel Damase. The two instruments complement each other perfectly; the floating sounds of the harp and the sonorous warmth of the violin make for distinctive and exciting tonal blends. Album Tracks 1. Trois Ballades Hébräiques~I. Le Rêveur 2. Trois Ballades Hébräiques~II. Le Maître Joyeux 3. Trois Ballades Hébräiques~III. Berceuse 4. Tzigane 5. Suite for Violin and Harp~I. Dialogue 6. Suite for Violin and Harp~II. Lullaby 7. Suite for Violin and Harp~III. Air 8. Suite for Violin and Harp~IV. Dance 9. Die wandelnden Feen con Neukölln 10. Tango 11. Histoire du Tango~Café 1930 12. Méditation aus der Oper InchThaïsInch

Album Tracks 1. Concerto in D minor for Traverso, Violin, Cello, and Continuo, Attributed to George Frederick Handel 2. Fuori Del Sua Capanna 3. Trio Sonata in B Flat Major, Op. 2, No. 5 4. Amor Di Che Tu Vuoi 5. Concerto in a Minor for Traverso, Two Violins, and Continuo 6. Tu Fedel? Tu Costante?

World premiere recordings are brought together on this new GENUIN album featuring works by the composer Christian Ridil Renowned musicians from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, among others, play in formations ranging from brass quintet to flute and percussion to the exquisite combination of (chromatic) harmonica and harpsichord. The works of the Goethe University Frankfurt's former university music director are characterized by stylistic diversity, wit, charm, and virtuosity and yet bear Ridil's clear signature. Absolutely worth discovering! Album Tracks 1. Meeting - Four Humoresques for Brass Quintet-With a Kind of Crypticness 2. Meeting - Four Humoresques for Brass Quintet-Like a Bavarian InchZwiefacherInch 3. Meeting - Four Humoresques for Brass Quintet-Slow 4. Meeting - Four Humoresques for Brass Quintet-(Final Rag) Not Too Fast 5. Märchenbilder for Flute and Percussion-O. B 6. Märchenbilder for Flute and Percussion-Viertel = 100 7. Märchenbilder for Flute and Percussion-Intermezzo 8. Märchenbilder for Flute and Percussion-Viertel = 60 9. Märchenbilder for Flute and Percussion-Viertel = 116 10. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Introduktion - Lento 11. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Thema - Allegro Robusto 12. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. I. L'sso Tempo 13. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. II. InchSaragigaInch - Solenne 14. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. III. Allegro 15. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. IV. Tempo Di Valzer 16. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. V. InchGigabandaInch - Un Poco Giocoso 17. Variations on a Hungarian Dance for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano-Var. VI. F