Elisabeth Kufferath is praised by conductor Heinz Holliger as "unquestionably one of the most interesting and influential string players of her generation."
Instruments
Elisabeth Kufferath performs on a violin and a viola made by the German luthier Stefan-Peter Greiner.
Performer Biography
In 2015, Elisabeth Kufferath's Tetzlaff Quartet received the Diapason d'Or de l'année for their recording of string quartets by Mendelssohn and Berg.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bernd Alois Zimmermann, composer of the Violin Sonata, aimed for the solo instrument to "display the entire spectrum of its nearly inexhaustible expressive power."
Performer Biography
Elisabeth Kufferath, the violinist and violist on this album, has been a member of the Tetzlaff Quartet since its founding in 1992, performing in major venues worldwide.
Composition History
Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Viola Sonata, subtitled "...to the Song of an Angel," was composed in 1955 and is a confession of faith, overshadowed by the death of his daughter Barbara.
Compositional Technique
Peter Eötvös's "Para Paloma" is a solo piece notated as a duo, where one performer plays both parts simultaneously, including an open string and high harmonics.
