Various Artists - Once Upon a Time - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The sound of the unusual combination of clarinet, viol and piano fascinated many great composers. The merger of dark, noble and sensual tones with brilliant, virtuosic and melodic expression allows this ensemble to produce varied and diverse soundscapes and to abduct the listener into unusual lyrical spheres. Konstantin Selheim is among the most sought-after instrumentalists of his generation. After studying violin at Hannover University of Music and Theater, in 1996 he began viola studies with Volker Worliizsch and Hartmut Rohde. He has been strongly influenced by Tabea Zimmermann, Rainer Moog, and Yuri Bashmet. The pianist Katharina Sellheim shows a remarkable musical versatility. She gets engaged as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist regularly. She gives recitals in the important musical centers of Europe, such as Vienna Berlin, and Paris, as well as cities worldwide. Hungarian-born Lazlo Kuti grew up in a musical family and began playing in a brass ensemble as a child. He went on to study at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. He is a winner of the Concertino Praga International Music Competition, and performed as a young soloist in Prague, Vienna, Graz, and Japan.

Album Tracks 1. Variations for Piano on InchAh, Vous Dirai-Je MamanInch 2. Gymnopedie No. 3 3. Piano Sonata No. 2 Marche Funèbre 4. Scenes from Childhood VII Träumerei 5. FÜR Elise 6. Gaspard de la Nuit III Scarbo 7. Children's Corner VI Golliwog's Cake-Walk 8. Impromptus 9. Rhapsody on a Theme By Paganini Variation 18 10. Pathétique II Adagio Cantabile 11. Miroirs III 12. Fantaisie-Impromptu 13. Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon I Andante Molto 14. Trumpet Concerto III Finale 15. Clarinet Concerto II Adagio 16. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 17. Adagio in B Flat Major 18. Horn Concerto No. 1 Allegro 19. Horn Concerto No. 1 Rondo 20. Bassoon Concerto in B Flat Major Allegro 21. Oboe Concerto II Adagio 22. Trumpet Concerto in D Major I. Pomposo 23. Trumpet Concerto in D Major II. Adagio 24. Trumpet Concerto in D Major III. Presto 25. Canonic Adagio for 2 Basset Horns and Bassoon 26. Adagio and Rondo in C Major 27. Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets I. Larghetto-Allegro 28. Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets II. Largo 29. Concerto for 2 Oboes and 2 Clarinets III. Allegro Molto 30. Symphony No. 5 II. Andante Cantabile 31. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen 32. Adagio in G minor 33. Requiem Pie Jesu 34. Idyll for String Orchestra V. Adagio 35. Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte 36. Symphony No. 5 IV. Adagietto 37. Canon in D Major 38. Prelude a L'apres-Midi D'un Faune 39. Water Music Alla Hornpipe 40. Funeral March 41. Earl of Essex Galliard 42. Rosa Das Rosas 43. Ah, Silly Soul 44. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 I. Allegro 45. Symphonies de Fanfares Rondeau 46. In Nomine for 5 Viols 47. My Lady Carey's Dompe 48. The Prince of Denmark's March 49. Toccata and Fugue in D minor 50. Fantasy for 5 Viols in D minor 51. Magnificat 52. Lo, How a E'er Blooming 53. See, th

The St. Petersburg Trumpet School at the beginning of the 20th century was famous and attracted the best trumpeters in Europe. At the same time, melodies from Russia exerted a great fascination worldwide. On his new album, Joachim Karl Schäfer presents virtuoso salon pieces for trumpet, which arose from this fascination for Russia and have titles such as InchGrand Russian FantasiaInch, InchRussian DanceInch or InchSoirée de St.-PétersbourgInch. Composers such as Wassily Brandt, Oskar Böhme or Jules Levy were themselves among the best trumpeters of their time. Their bravura pieces sound light and elegant on the one hand, but are hardly ever played today because they are among the most difficult pieces written for the trumpet. Joachim Karl Schäfer presents a whole programme of these rarely played works and thus presents trumpet art of the highest class! Album Tracks 1. Grand Russian Fantasia 2. Fantasie »Russisches Ma¨Rchen« 3. Russischer Tanz Op. 32 4. Wiegenlied Op.14 5. Konzert-Polka Op.13 6. Concertpiece NR.1, Op.11 7. Liebeslied, Op.22 NR.2 8. Soire´E de St.-Pe´Tersbourg Op.23 9. Souvenir de St.-Pe´Tersbourg 10. Concertpiece Op.12 11. Valse de Concert 12. Neapolitanischer Tanz Aus »Schwanensee«