Three of the pieces on this album are arrangements of earlier compositions for an unusual quartet of violin, piano, clarinet, and double bass, while one is for a trio of clarinet, violin, and piano.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording of a streaming concert from May 17, 2021, held at Vienna's Arnold Schoenberg Center due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Instruments
Maxim Brilinsky performs on a violin made by the Viennese violin maker Gabriel Lemböck (1814-1892) for this recording.
Performer Biography
Bartosz Sikorski, the double bassist, is also a visual artist who completed a class in Abstract Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.
Album & Artwork
The album title, "Viennese Transfigurations," is ambiguous, referring to both the transformation of musical forms and Thomas Wally's composition of the same name.
Performer Biography
Stefan Neubauer, the clarinettist, is a full-time clarinettist at the Vienna State Opera and a regular guest with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Performer Biography
Maxim Brilinsky, the violinist on this album, has been a principal violinist and concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Hofmusikkapelle since 2014 and 2018, respectively.
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