Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto
Allegro
Nikolai Miaskovsky (1881-1950):
Sonata No. 1 for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 12
Adagio-Andante-attacca
Allegro passionato
Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994):
Grave-Metamorphoses for Cello and Piano
Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in F major, Op. 6
Allegro con brio
Andante ma non troppo
Finale. Allegro vivo

How exciting was the music of Beethoven to his contemporaries? Duo Staemmler give us proof positive on their new Genuin classics disc (a co-production with the German Music Council): The winners of the German Music Competition award begin the CD like a rocket, with electrifying and yet finely sensitive playing. Peter-Philipp (cello) and Hansjacob Stemmler (piano) not only demonstrate mastery of the early Romantic idiom-their performance of the haunted strains of Witold Lutoslawski's Night Piece captivates the listener as does their exhilarating rendition of Late Romantic repertoire. The early Richard Strauss work and the worthy discovery of Nikolai Miaskovsky's volcanic piece round off a debut CD which holds great promise of more to come from these young artists."The duo deserves hearty congratulations for its versatile CD debut thanks to its remarkable tone, interpretation and choice of programming."; Ensemble 8/9 2010

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data wydania: 23-04-2010