Manfred M ssauer - In Vino Veritas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The electrifying duo debut recording of violinist Franziska Pietsch and pianist Josu de Solaun features two masterpieces the sonatas by Richard Strauss and Dmitri Shostakovich. Since 2017, Pietsch and de Solaun have forged a remarkable partnership, each balancing and complimenting the other's musical temperaments and sensibilities. A former child violin prodigy from East Germany, Franziska Pietsch led several prestigious orchestras in Germany and Luxembourg as concertmaster before embarking on a career as soloist and chamber musician. Josu de Solaun, the only Spanish pianist to win the Enescu and Iturbi competitions, has performed with orchestras and in recitals throughout the world. Together, these two artists breathe new life into two powerful compositions, presenting a complex, passionate, and emotional portrait of human existence. The present recording is the start of several upcoming duo recording projects. In addition, Josu de Solaun will present his first solo recording on audite with works by Janácek, Novák, and Suk. More solo recordings are being planned. Album Tracks 1. Sonata for Violin & Piano in E-Flat Major, Op. 18 = Sonate Es-Dur FÜR Violine Und Klavier Op. 18 2. Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 134 = Sonate FÜR Violine & Klavier Op. 134

In honor of Britten's birthday on November 22, Rondeau Production releases Britten's Centenary, presenting the multifaceted oeuvre of the British composer. The disc unites the exceptional artistry of the Regensburger Domspatzen under the baton of their director Roland Buchner, harpist Maria Graf, and soprano Susanne Bernhard, who perform Britten's secular and sacred works in a remarkable production. The Regensburger Domspatzen sing the much-loved Ceremony of Carols, a work that musically narrates the Nativity in a unique manner. In her performance of the Suite for Harp, op. 83, Maria Graf resounds Britten's favorite instrument. Together with the soprano, Graf also presents Britten's late works a Birthday Hansel and the Eight Folk Song Arrangements. Album Tracks 1. A Hymn to the Virgin 2. Overture - Maria Graf 3. Toccata - Maria Graf 4. Nocturne - Maria Graf 5. Fugue - Maria Graf 6. Hymn - Maria Graf 7. A Birthday Hansel, Op. 92 8. Procession 9. Wolcum Yole! 10. There Is No Rose 11. That Yonge Child 12. Balulalow 13. As Dew in Aprille 14. This Little Babe 15. Interlude 16. In Freezing Winter Night 17. Spring Carol 18. Deo Gracias 19. Recession 20. Lord! I Married Me a Wife 21. She's Like the Swallow 22. Lemady 23. Bonny at Morn 24. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn 25. David of the White Rock 26. The False Knight Upon the Road 27. Bird Scarer's Song 28. Deus in Adjutorium Meum

Hailing from Leipzig, Germany's Tension's influences were firm the First Wave of Swedish Heavy Metal, including the likes of Gotham City and Heavy Load, the always-eternal NWOBHM; heavy metal from the Eastern Bloc and different kinds of punk music, Their debut album is pure heavy metal, through and through, with juiced-up hard rock, and the power is always in abundance but never overbearing. Album Tracks 1. Open the Gates 2. Higher Power 3. Hellflight 4. Cosmic Gaze 5. Age of the Stars 6. Black Knights 7. Mooncrusher 8. Mistress of Evil