Weber / Mendelssohn - Hans Rosbaud Conducts - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Pianist extraordinaire Anthony de Mare's landmark commissioning project, Liaisons Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano, reaches Volume II with a diverse range of 14 tracks by a roll call of contemporary composers from the worlds of classical, jazz, film, indie, pop and musical theatre, including Jon Batiste, Stephen Hough, Meredith Monk, Max Richter, Conrad Tao, with the soloist himself contributing the title track InchAll Things Bright and BeautifulInch. Launched in 2015 on ECM Records with an acclaimed three-volume set - Incha revelation. de Mare's playing superb throughout, a combination of lyrical reflection and extroverted pyrotechnicsInch (San Francisco Chronicle) - Liaisons II extends the ambitious endeavour that brings together the world's leading composers to re-imagine the legendary musical theatre composer's songs for solo piano. Sondheim, the ever-eloquent wordsmith, proclaimed he was InchthrilledInch with the music InchI think the new pieces are terrific,' he wrote in October of 2021, simultaneously praising de Mare InchI also like how they show off your piano-playing chops. Inch Timed to coincide with the 95th anniversary of Sondheim's birth, Liaisons II All Things Bright and Beautiful stands as a celebration of the life and enduring legacy of the exceptional musical theatre giant.

F. Mendelssohn - Orchestral Masterpieces [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/09/2004

This is a new installment in the SWR Classics Edition dedicated to Hand Rosbaud. It offers the chance to enjoy two renowned pianists - Nikita Magaloff and Hans Richter-Haaser, with Hans Rosbaud providing authoritative orchestral accompaniment. Gramophone recently remarked that Rosbaud Inchwas one of the unsung heroes of mid-20th-century music, who... gave thoroughly rehearsed and assimilated performances and premieres of the widest possible range of musicInch. In Fanfare, Peter J. Rabinowitz pointed to range of his sympathies, claiming it was Inchgreater than that of just about any of his contemporaries except perhaps Bernstein, Scherchen, and Stokowski. Rosbaud is best remembered, probably, for his Mahler, his Bruckner, his work with the Second Vienna School... and especially his commitment to the post-war avant-garde...Inch