This album was recorded in the Bibliotheksaal Polling from December 4-6, 2014, with Ludger Böckenhoff as the recording and executive producer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Edvard Grieg, the composer, rated his three Violin Sonatas among his best works, attributing them to his principal creative phases.
Composer Biography
Grieg's academic training began in 1859 at the Leipzig Konservatorium, founded by Mendelssohn, after Ole Bull, a renowned violinist, advised his parents to send him there.
Instruments
The violin used in this recording is a Carlo Antonio Testore from Milan, made in 1751.
Performer Biography
Franziska Pietsch, the violinist, gave her debut at the Komische Oper Berlin at age eleven and later studied at the Juilliard School in New York.
Performer Biography
Detlev Eisinger, the pianist, began playing piano at seven, gave his first recital at thirteen, and performed J.S. Bach's Well-tempered Clavier in its entirety in several European cities.
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