Composer: Frank Bridge, Max Bruch, Dmitri Shostakovich, Jean Sibelius
Performer: Veit Hertenstein, Peijun Xu, Ah Ruem Ahn
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Hänssler
Catalogue: HC22072
Release: 2023
Size: 245 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Bruch: Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83
01. No. 1, Andante
02. No. 2, Allegro con moto
03. No. 3, Andante con moto
04. No. 4, Allegro agitato
05. No. 5, Rumänische Melodie. Andante
06. No. 6, Nachtgesang. Andante con moto
07. No. 7, Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
08. No. 8, Moderato
09. Sibelius: Duo for Violin and Viola in C major
10. Bridge: Lament for two violas
Shostakovich: Five Pieces for Two Violins & Piano
11. No. 1, Prelude. Moderato
12. No. 2, Gavotte. Tranquillo, molto leggiero
13. No. 3, Elegy. Andantino
14. No. 4, Waltz. Tempo di valse, moderato
15. No. 5, Polka. Vivace
Peijun Xu, born in Shanghai, is one of the leading violists of her generation. As a soloist, Peijun Xu has performed in renowned venues such as the Shanghai Concert Hall, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg or the Alte Oper Frankfurt. Her chamber music partners include Paul Rivinius, Evgenia Rubinova, Alexander Sitkovetsky and Veit Hertenstein. German violist Veit Hertenstein plays with “brigthly ringing, luminous and finly finessed sound (The Strad Magazine 2022) Veit Hertenstein is Professor for Viola at the Musikhochschule Detmold, Germany since 2015.