{"title":"Antoine Tamestit","description":"\u003cp\u003eb. 1979. French violist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntoine Tamestit is a highly regarded French violist known for his refined tone and broad repertoire spanning Bach to contemporary works. Limited catalog count but strong label presence and notable chamber collaborations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"j-s-bach-beethoven-mozart-violin-concertos","title":"Mozart, Bach \u0026 Beethoven: Violin Concertos \/ Frank Peter Zimmermann","description":"Frank Peter Zimmermann is widely regarded as one of the foremost violinists of his generation. He has been performing with all major orchestras in the world, among which the Berliner Philharmoniker with whom he made his debut in 1985 with Daniel Barenboim; the Wiener Philharmoniker with whom he played a first time in 1983 with Lorin Maazel in Salzburg; the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, all London orchestras, as well as all big American orchestras.  Frank Peter Zimmermann is a regular guest at all major music festivals of among others Salzburg, Edinburgh and Lucerne.   Over the years Frank Peter Zimmermann has built up an impressive discography: He has recorded virtually all major concerto repertoire, ranging from Bach to Ligeti, Dean and Pintscher; the six solo sonatas of Ysa�e; the 24 Caprices of Paganini and the complete Violin Sonatas of J.S. Bach and Mozart.    Born in 1965 in Duisburg, Germany, he started learning playing the violin with his mother when he was 5 years old. He studied with Valery Gradov, Saschko Gawriloff and Herman Krebbers.    He plays on the 1711 Antonius Stradivari violin \"Lady Inchiquin\", which is kindly provided by the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, \"Kunst i'm Landesbesitz\".","brand":"Haenssler Classic","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012502966506,"sku":"881488240023","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4344205-3202061.jpg?v=1778236274"},{"product_id":"a-retrospective","title":"A Retrospective \/ Trio Zimmermann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no better recordings of the strio trio repertoire than those you will find here\u003c\/strong\u003e. - David Hurwitz (ClassicsToday.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2007 Frank Peter Zimmermann was able to realize his long-cherished dream to establish a string trio, together with Antoine Tamestit and Christian Poltéra. Three individually superb string players do not necessarily add up to a top-flight trio – even if they all play on instruments by Stradivarius, as here – but Trio Zimmermann immediately made a name for itself at international festivals and prestigious concert venues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2010 the trio released its first album – with Mozart's seminal Divertimento – to critical acclaim. (More than 10 years later, that recording was the top recommendation in the Record Review series Building a Library on BBC Radio 3.) On following offerings, the ensemble explored the later repertoire for string trio: two discs with Beethoven's contributions to the genre, and a third with works by Hindemith and Schoenberg which have garnered distinctions such as Diapason de l’Année, the Chamber Award from BBC Music Magazine and a ‘Jahrespreis’ from the German Record Critics’ Award association. For their fifth disc to date the trio went back in time, however, as the three members together prepared a performing version of Bach's Goldberg Variations, described as ‘a triumph of combined technical ingenuity and musical insight’ in The Strad. These five discs have now been collected into a boxed-set retrospective, offering lovers of chamber music more than 5 hours of glorious music-making, in top-notch sound and including the original booklets with full documentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePast praise for previously released albums included in this set\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBach: Goldberg Variations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dxeBase_PlasticBlue\" id=\"ctl00_MainContent_gvReviews_cell9_12_ASPxPopupControl1_ASPxLabel2\"\u003e The expertise and fluency of the Zimmermann's playing is evident. Their approach to dynamics is refreshingly flexible, and all three players bring a graceful approach to ornamentation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dxeBase_PlasticBlue\"\u003e-- BBC Music Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dxeBase_PlasticBlue\"\u003eBeethoven: String Trios, Op. 9, Nos. 1-3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese musicians are in command of the meticulously written extremes in expression, sforzandos not indiscriminately stabbed at but gauged according to the contexts in which they appear. Tempi are gauged to a nicety too. In sum, they do Beethoven proud throughout this exceptionally fine disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- Gramophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHindemith \u0026amp; Schoenberg: String Trios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Trio Zimmermann play them both Hindemith works with such energy, panache, and attention to the minutest detail that they are totally convincing and make a perfect foil to the rigors of the Schoenberg that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- The Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrio Zimmermann play Mozart \u0026amp; Schubert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Zimmerman Trio plays with remarkably accurate intonation and a ravishing tone that’s also mindful of the Classical style. In other words, they don’t lay it on too thick, but they aren’t afraid to let the melodic lines sing. Schubert’s single-movement trio makes the perfect coupling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- ClassicsToday.com (10\/10; David Hurwitz)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"dxeBase_PlasticBlue\"\u003eBeethoven: String Trios, Op. 3; Serenade, Op. 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Zimmermann Trio offers what must be the finest recording of Beethoven's Op. 3 since the classic mono Heifetz\/Primrose\/Piatigorsky version. They bring out all of the first movement’s requisite brio, paying heed to the syncopated rhythmic underpinnings that support the scampering triplet passages. The ensemble lightens its sonority for the Andante without sacrificing body and definition, while they articulate the Menuetto’s two-note phrase groups and subito dynamics in strict tempo yet in a way that’s oblivious to the bar lines. While the Finale is a model of controlled ferocity, the musicians are not afraid to let the lyrical sections sing out sweetly (never cloyingly).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePower and delicacy effortlessly coexist in the Serenade’s opening March, while subtle dynamic gradations distinguish the Menuetto’s loud arpeggiatted tuttis. The Adagio’s long unison lines offer cogent proof that one can employ minimum vibrato and still retain a focused and alive sonority. The March returns da capo at the end of the piece, with slightly more emphatic \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eforte\u003c\/em\u003es and lighter \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epiano\u003c\/em\u003es this time around. The warmth, clarity, and ambient realism of BIS’s surround-sound engineering holds equal appeal when experienced in conventional stereo playback mode. This release is not just a worthy follow-up to the Zimmermann Trio’s magnificent Mozart K. 563 and Beethoven Op. 9 Trio traversals, but a reference disc in its own right. Bravo!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-- ClassicsToday.com (10\/10; Jed Distler)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"SACD","offer_id":46012670410986,"sku":"7318599926773","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4080198-2822001.jpg?v=1778240710"},{"product_id":"schumann-piano-quartet-piano-quintet","title":"Schumann: Piano Quartet; Piano Quintet","description":"In his Piano Quartet and Quintet, Schumann revisited the frameworks inherited from Schubert and Beethoven to create astonishingly innovative structures. Their grandiose musical and emotional gestures place these works among his supreme achievements. 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