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PERFORMANCE
RECORDING



PERFORMANCE
RECORDING
from notes by Matthew Rye © 1996
extrait des notes rédigées par Matthew Rye © 1996
Français: Hypérion
aus dem Begleittext von Matthew Rye © 1996
Deutsch: Ute Mansfeldt
Two generous, comprehensive and scholarly booklets present all the original album notes alongside special essays. In the first of these, ‘My life with the Marquis’, Steven Isserlis opens our eyes to the challenges, obstacles, and myriad joys of tr ...» More |
Recorded in the gorgeous acoustic of Cedars Hall in Wells, this double album sees cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax follow Beethoven’s evolving formal and expressive concerns through the five sonatas for keyboard and cello. These works ...» More |
The mercurial partnership of Hewitt and Müller-Schott brought ‘overwhelming intensity and emotional gravitas’ to a first disc of Beethoven’s cello sonatas. Here in Volume 2 they present two more of these groundbreaking masterpieces, together with ...» More |
‘A distinguished contribution not only to the burgeoning corpus of period recordings, but to a continuing tradition of cello playing’ (Gramophone) ‘An attractive issue for anyone wanting period versions’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)» More |