• Peter Ruzicka is a renowned contemporary German composer and conductor
• The young and upcoming cellist Valentiu Radutiu won the opportunity to premiere “Rezitativ”, one of the works heard on this disc
• Booklet notes in German and English include writings on the works and performer biographies
Of the hundreds of recordings of Schubert’s “Die Winterreise” this one’s uniqueness lies in the countertenor voice - in this case the contralto equivalent (“Altus”) voice of Israeli singer Zvi Emanuel-Marial, heard singing the composer’s glorious song cycle, a first-time recorded occurrence. + Mr. Emanuel-Marial has been much in demand on opera stages as well as in concert halls all over Europe. + He has participated in the Salzburg Festival as well as Mannheim Mozart Summer, and has sung Baroque and modern opera parts at opera houses in Amsterdam, Mannheim and Berlin.
Hailed as "Four of the Best" by the British press after their Wigmore Hall debut, the Philharmonia Quartet Berlin have long been acknowledged as ranking among the world's premier string quartets. Founded in 1984 by the principal concertmaster and string section leaders of the Berlin Philharmonic, the quartet appears regularly at the world's most prestigious concert halls and annual international festivals. The ensemble's substantial Thorofon Classics label discography includes quartets by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Shostakovich, Reger, and now, Brahms complete string quartets.
This CD comprises works by 19th and 20th century composers whose roots are in jazz, tango and Spanish folklore. Paul Schoenfield's Cafe Music is one of his most popular pieces, often played in concert. The Gelius Trio's version of Astor Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons' is based on Argentinian cellist and composer Jose Bragato's arrangement. Works by Turina andeniz are also featured. The Gelius Trio are known for their beautiful, impassioned, deeply sensitive sound and diverse repertoire.
Misho Kandashvili Plays Prokofiev, Mosolov, Kancheli, & Balanchivadze
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Georgian pianist Misho Kandashvili strikes with his combination of delicacy and strength, breathtaking technique and musical sensitivity. Born in 1993 in Tbilisi, he began playing piano at age seven and entered the Tbilisi Art School Anastasia Virsaladze, in the class of Irina Boterashvili. Already as a child, he developed a great interest for Bach’s music, that helped him improve over the years a very high quality and intelligence in his playing. In 2002, he was the winner of the Contest of Georgia, as well as of numerous national competitions. He performed the Bach concerto No. 3 in 2003, which was the first performance ever of this piece in Georgia. That same year, Mikheil participated in the Georgian-German Young Artists' Festival "Tbilisi 2003" in Tbilisi, and in Schwaigern, Germany, in 2004. On the present release he performs a program of works by Georgian and Russian composers.
