Beethoven - Symphonies (arr. Scharwenka) Vol.4
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Label: Somm
Cat No: SOMMCD0677
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 20th October 2023
Contents
Works
Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21 (arr. FX Scharwenka)Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68 'Pastoral' (arr. FX Scharwenka)
Duettino concertante nach dem Finale von Mozarts Klavierkonzert, K459
Artists
Tessa Uys (piano)Ben Schoeman (piano)
Works
Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21 (arr. FX Scharwenka)Symphony no.6 in F major, op.68 'Pastoral' (arr. FX Scharwenka)
Duettino concertante nach dem Finale von Mozarts Klavierkonzert, K459
Artists
Tessa Uys (piano)Ben Schoeman (piano)
About
Extract from the Duo’s recent Gramophone Blog: ‘We would like to highlight our personal historical connection to this music – particularly the Zeitgeist of Berlin, the city where Scharwenka lived and worked. Tessa’s mother Helga Bassel was a concert pianist who also hailed from Berlin, and in the 1930s had to seek refuge in Cape Town. She was indeed fortunate to be able to leave Germany accompanied by her Blüthner grand piano and her collection of piano music which included Scharwenka’s duo transcriptions of the nine Beethoven symphonies.’
Previous releases in this ground-breaking set have received outstanding reviews:
‘Uys and Schoeman play marvellously…SOMM’s fine sonics do justice both to the performers and to their superbly regulated Steinway model D concert grand’ – Classics Today
‘I was immediately struck by the orchestral quality of their sound – this is an exhilarating account’ – Rebecca Franks, BBC Music Magazine
‘The result is stunning…these are two superb pianists who breathe through all this music as if they were one’ – Gramophone
‘In a pure state…the work’s argument has a drivenness and gloriousness that seems to define what a musical argument might be…’ – The Sunday Times
‘This is undoubtedly superb musicianship throughout’ – Musical Opinion
This new recording is fully up to the superlative standards with which this most gifted of piano duo’s previous recordings have been acclaimed. SOMM is proud to continue this unique integral series of world premiere Beethoven releases.
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