![Elisabeth Kufferath, Martin Rummel, Eric Lamb – (re)inventions, Vol. 2 (2019) [FLAC 24 bit, 176,4 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/01/05/ludv2vlcoxxvc_600.md.jpg)
Elisabeth Kufferath, Martin Rummel, Eric Lamb – (re)inventions, Vol. 2 (2019) [FLAC 24 bit, 176,4 kHz]
(Re)inventions Vol. 2 is the much-anticipated continuation of ensemble paladino’s successful collaborative adaptation project of musical examples from Bach’s keyboard works, this time for flute, viola and cello. The entry point of this exploration are Bach’s fifteen Sinfonias, BWV 787 to 801, followed by a carefully selected collection of three-part fugues and preludes. The Sinfonias are a natural pedagogical extension of the two-part inventions and were considered by Bach to be musical exercises “… to achieve a cantabile style in playing and at the same time acquire a strong foretaste of composition.” Going outward from the fifteen Sinfonias and deeper into Bach’s catalogue of keyboard works one finds many lovely examples of three-voice counterpoint. Alongside the Sinfonias, the ensemble has chosen various Preludes and Fugues.
![Elizabeth Hopkins – Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 & Fantasie in C Major (2020) [FLAC 24 bit, 44,1 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/01/06/jtdg3ol9fyhta_600.md.jpg)
Elizabeth Hopkins – Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 & Fantasie in C Major (2020) [FLAC 24 bit, 44,1 kHz]
Violinist Boris Kucharsky and pianist Elizabeth Hopkins continue their series of Schubert recordings for Paladino, this time with guest artist Peter Wopke, principal cellist of the Barvarian State Orchestra. The all-time favorite Fantasie in C Major for violin and piano is coupled with Schubert’s B-Flat Major piano trio and, like a tasty digestive, the second of the late impromptu series. A must for chamber music lovers!
![Conor Nelson, Eric Lamb – Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Sonatas for Two Flutes (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/08/25/g8g3hrrpe72ga_600.md.jpg)
Conor Nelson, Eric Lamb – Georg Philipp Telemann: Six Sonatas for Two Flutes (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]
Praised for his “long-breathed phrases and luscious tone” by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Canadian flutist Conor Nelson presents a new recording of Telemann’s 12 Fantasias for two Flute, a glorious mélange of genres and styles, inviting performers and listeners to myriad interpretational challenges and delights.
![Benjamin Engeli, Florian Noack, Zurich Ensemble – Scheherazade: Zurich Ensemble (2014) [FLAC 24bit, 96 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2022/08/18/jfpr3r3q2sawa_600.md.jpg)
Benjamin Engeli, Florian Noack, Zurich Ensemble – Scheherazade: Zurich Ensemble (2014) [FLAC 24bit, 96 kHz]
The Zurich Ensemble, consisting of four award-winning Swiss soloists, make their paladino debut with two of their own spectacular transcriptions: Rimsky-Korsakov’s much-loved “Scheherazade” and “Five Oriental Melodies” by Bortkievicz. Especially their version of “Scheherazade” follows the old tradition of making orchestral music available for live performances in private homes and smaller venues as chamber music reductions.
![Anne Harvey-Nagl – Strauss & Respighi: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/08/24/wq6bs8t6fzu0b_600.md.jpg)
Anne Harvey-Nagl – Strauss & Respighi: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Anne Harvey-Nagl began her violin studies in Melbourne with Brian Blake, Nelli Shkolnikova and Spiros Rantos. In 1986 she was the winner of the “National Youth Concerto Competition” and in 1990, after graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Distinction), she received the ANZ International Fellowship for musical studies overseas, as well as the Pinschof Foundation Scholarship, enabling her to study with Professor Günter Pichler at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In 1994, Anne appeared as soloist with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra during their “Presenting Young Artists” Series.
![Alexander Hülshoff, Martin Rummel – Johann Stiastny: Works for Two Violoncellos, Vol. 2 (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2023/09/28/xqxg5349y8l9a_600.md.jpg)
Alexander Hülshoff, Martin Rummel – Johann Stiastny: Works for Two Violoncellos, Vol. 2 (2023) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]
Little is known about the cellist and composer Johann Stiastny, and what is known contradicts each other in the sources. František Jan Št’astný, also known as Jean Stiasny or, indeed, Johann Stiastny, was probably born in Prague around 1764. In his standard work The Violoncello and Its History, Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski wrote that Stiastny’s cello works “are qualified to be placed amongst the best productions of the older Cello literature, as they contained effects which for that period were entirely novel.” Alexander Hülshoff and Martin Rummel, two celebrated cellists of our time, present premiere recordings of Stiastny’s Trois Duos Concertans, Op. 6, creating a unique album for cello lovers and collectors of rare 18th century repertoire.
![Alexander Hülshoff, Martin Rummel – Johann Stiastny: Works for Two Violoncellos, Vol. 1 (2022) [FLAC 24bit, 96 kHz]](https://imghd.xyz/images/2022/05/16/g95w2agl7utra_600.md.jpg)
Alexander Hülshoff, Martin Rummel – Johann Stiastny: Works for Two Violoncellos, Vol. 1 (2022) [FLAC 24bit, 96 kHz]
Little is known about the cellist and composer Johann Stiastny, and what is known contradicts each other in the sources. It begins with his name: František Jan Št’astný, also known as Jean Stiasny or, indeed, Johann Stiastny, was probably born in Prague around 1764, as the son of oboist Jan Št’astný (and as younger brother of cellist Bernard Václav Št’astný). Fétis gives his birth year as 1774. He was a member of the Prague Theater Orchestra, a cellist in Mainz and Frankfurt, and a music director in Nuremberg. Given the English dedicatees of some of his works, it seems likely that he traveled – in addition to Paris – as far as London.