Elias String Quartet – Beethoven String Quartets, Vol. 5 (2018) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Elias String Quartet – Beethoven String Quartets, Vol. 5 (2018) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Passion, intensity and meticulous attention to detail are at the heart of the Elias String Quartet’s performances of Beethoven’s music. This recording offers the chance to hear the ensemble’s unique and refreshing approach to these grand works. Capturing Beethoven’s boundless range of emotions and melodies, the fourth volume of this journey through his masterworks was recorded live in concert at London’s Wigmore Hall. This performance explores Beethoven’s high-spirited String Quartet Op.18 No.2, the lyric String Quartet Op.127, and finally the revolutionary ”Razumovsky” Quartet.

Elias String Quartet – Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4 (2017) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Elias String Quartet – Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 4 (2017) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Passion, intensity and meticulous attention to detail are at the heart of the Elias String Quartet’s performances of Beethoven’s music. This disc offers the chance to hear the ensemble’s unique and refreshing approach to these grand works.

Capturing Beethoven’s boundless range of emotions and melodies, we are proud to release the fourth volume of this journey through Beethoven’s masterworks. Recorded live in concert at Wigmore Hall, this performance explores Beethoven’s high-spirited String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2, the lyric String Quartet in E flat Op. 127, and finally the revolutionary ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet.

Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau – Strauss, Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc, Wolf & Berg – Wigmore Hall Live (2013) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau – Strauss, Fauré, Debussy, Poulenc, Wolf & Berg – Wigmore Hall Live (2013) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Bavarian soprano Christiane Karg made her Wigmore Hall debut in 2012 with a beautiful song recital which also became her first release on Wigmore Hall Live [WHLIVE0062]; four years on we are excited to present her second release. A regular guest at the world’s leading opera houses, singing roles from Musetta (La bohème) to Amor (Orfeo ed Euridice), she is also revered for her enchanting performances on the concert platform alongside conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Christiane is joined by Malcolm Martineau celebrated as one of his generations greatest accompanists.

This recital explores the unique relationship between the Schumanns and Brahms. After Robert’s death Brahms’s passion for Clara grew but it was reciprocated only with a protective motherly care. They remained close friends but Brahms never truly recovered. This programme presents love in many different guises from the stirring ‘Widmung’, to the heartfelt ‘Liebst du um Schönheit’ and the love-drunk passion of ‘Meine Liebe ist grün’.

Christiane Karg – Clara & Robert Schumann, Brahms: Recital (2016) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Christiane Karg – Clara & Robert Schumann, Brahms: Recital (2016) [FLAC 24 bit, 96 kHz]

Bavarian soprano Christiane Karg made her Wigmore Hall debut in 2012 with a beautiful song recital which also became her first release on Wigmore Hall Live [WHLIVE0062]; four years on we are excited to present her second release. A regular guest at the world’s leading opera houses, singing roles from Musetta (La bohème) to Amor (Orfeo ed Euridice), she is also revered for her enchanting performances on the concert platform alongside conductors such as Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Christiane is joined by Malcolm Martineau celebrated as one of his generations greatest accompanists.

This recital explores the unique relationship between the Schumanns and Brahms. After Robert’s death Brahms’s passion for Clara grew but it was reciprocated only with a protective motherly care. They remained close friends but Brahms never truly recovered. This programme presents love in many different guises from the stirring ‘Widmung’, to the heartfelt ‘Liebst du um Schönheit’ and the love-drunk passion of ‘Meine Liebe ist grün’.