The concertos on this album were recorded in November-December 2010 at the Rathaus-Prunksaal in Landshut, Germany, while the sonata was recorded in March 2011 at Teldex Studio Berlin.
Album & Artwork
The album's artwork features Nikolay Suetin's 1921 work, 'Si tu ne travailles pas, tu ne manges pas' (You Don't Work, You Don't Eat), a project for a tribune.
Performer Biography
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra, featured on this recording, was founded in 1997 and is an international touring orchestra, performing approximately 200 days each year.
Performer Biography
Jeroen Berwaerts, the trumpeter, has a repertoire that spans from Baroque to contemporary music and jazz, and he also studied jazz singing.
Performer Biography
Teodor Currentzis, the conductor, moved to Russia in the early 1990s to study conducting with Ilya Musin at the St Petersburg Conservatory.
Performer Biography
Isabelle Faust, the violinist, plays on the 'Sleeping Beauty' Stradivarius of 1704, which is on loan to her from the L-Bank Baden-Württemberg.
Performer Biography
Alexander Melnikov, the pianist on this album, was regularly invited by the legendary Sviatoslav Richter to participate in his festivals in Moscow and France.
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