Birgit Heinemann plays a violoncello from Southern Italy, dating from the early 18th century.
Album & Artwork
The album title, 'Pour le moment,' encourages listeners to pause, reflect, and enjoy, drawing inspiration from a quote by J.W. Goethe.
Interpretation
The two cellists, Uta Schlichtig and Birgit Heinemann, present a musical blend of Baroque, early classical, tango, chanson, and Latin American music with virtuosity and joy.
Performer Biography
Birgit Heinemann, one of the cellists on this album, studied at the Folkwang Hochschule für Musik Essen and has performed in numerous CD, radio, and television productions.
Performer Biography
Uta Schlichtig, the other cellist, studied in Trossingen, Düsseldorf, and Cologne and is the principal cellist of the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein.
Instruments
Uta Schlichtig plays a violoncello made by Joseph Panormo in London in 1817.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Luigi Boccherini, a composer featured on this album, believed that music should speak to the human heart and that music without emotion and passion is meaningless.
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