Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Jean-François Chiama, Bertrand Chamayou, Kristina Vahrenkamp, Sandrine Piau, Florian Sempey, Anaïk Morel, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Alexandra Conunova, David Kadouch, Natalie Clein, Accentus Chamber Choir
Orchestra: Insula Orchestra
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Catalogue: 9029550573
Release: 2019
Size: 944 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Finale
Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56
03. I. Allegro
04. II. Largo
05. III. Rondo alla Polacca
Conductor Laurence Equilbey is fascinated and inspired by the unconventional, hybrid character of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto. She sees it as “the root of their originality, which gives them a special place in Beethoven’s output and in the history of music as a whole.” Their fusion of genres is reflected in performances that unite the period instruments of Equilbey’s Insula orchestra and soloists – pianists Bertrand Chamayou and David Kadouch, violinist Alexandra Conunova and cellist Natalie Clein – who are best known for playing modern instruments.