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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Description:

Duo fun from two Viennese-born artists! This is the debut album from the young cellist Sebastian Blue of the Vienna Philharmonic on Sony Classical. The album features the great Rachmaninoff cello sonata at its center, followed by cello masterpieces such as Fauré's "Elegy" and concludes with the brilliant Paganini Variations, a programming that best displays the various qualities of the cellist. Cellist Sebastian Blue was born in Vienna in 1987 and began playing the cello at the age of eight with his father, who was first chair of the Vienna Volksoper. After winning numerous prizes in youth competitions, he became the first solo cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in the 2010-11 season. In the meantime, he has been a soloist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, and the National Orchestra of Buenos Aires, visiting Europe as well as South America and Asia. 2006 he joined the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, and since 2013 he is a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Stefan Stroysnik, piano, was born in Vienna in 1985.He studied at the Vienna State University of Music with Oleg Meissenberg. He also studied at the Royal College of Music in England, where he was taught by renowned pianists such as Barenboim. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in many of Europe's most important concert halls, including the Royal Festival Hall, the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, and the Philharmonie in Berlin, as well as in Japan, where he performed at Tokyo Opera City in 2009, In recent years, he has often visited Japan. She has also placed an emphasis on chamber music, performing with Heinrich Schiff, Rainer Küchl, Nobuko Imai, Patrizia Kopatchinskaja, and others. Their interpretations of Schubert and contemporary music of the 20th and 21st centuries have been highly acclaimed. They are a renowned duo, highly regarded in their hometown of Vienna and throughout Europe as "young and talented artists who have already succeeded. Their emphasis is on a deep understanding of individual works and the highest possible utilization of the sounds of the instruments, cello and piano, not to mention their high level of artistry and performance technique. This performance makes one realize that this is only possible when there is an appreciation for the music and a mutual feeling of affection for each other. Sony Music

Tracklisting:

1.Elegie for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 24
2."Funf Stucke im Volkston" (Five Pieces in Folk Style) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102~I. Mit Humor
3."Funf Stucke im Volkston" (Five Pieces in Folk Style) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102~II. Langsam
4."Funf Stucke im Volkston" (Five Pieces in Folk Style) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102~III. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen
5."Funf Stucke im Volkston" (Five Pieces in Folk Style) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102~IV. Nicht zu rasch
6."Funf Stucke im Volkston" (Five Pieces in Folk Style) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102~V. Stark und markiert
7.Goyescas for Violoncello and Piano: Intermezzo
8.Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in g minor, Op. 19~I. Lento - Allegro moderato
9.Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in g minor, Op. 19~II. Allegro scherzando
10.Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in g minor, Op. 19~III. Andante
11.Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in g minor, Op. 19~IV. Allegro mosso
12."Chant du Menestrel" (Minstrel's Song) for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 71
13.Variations on a Theme by Rossini for Violoncello and Piano