Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenberg-Cello Recorded 2004 No 5 D major-Allegro Moderato This is the first of two duos in the cycle based on a repeating bass or Chaconne. At the top of the […]
November 26, 2012
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenberg-Cello Duo No 4 E Flat Major Adagio-Tempo di Minuetto The 4th Duo is the first to include a movement away from the home key-the ‘trio’ section of the second […]
November 25, 2012
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenburg-Cello Duo No 3. B flat Major Lento-Allegro Poco Vivo The third duo gently introduces pizzicato,which Reicha has so far eschewed. Halfway through the first movement, with the return of […]
November 25, 2012
Anton Reicha- 12 Duos pour violon & Violoncello, precedes d’un petit Traite… Op. 84, Bk. 1 & 2. (Paris : Gambaro, [n.d.])Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin, Beate Altenburg-Cello Duo No 2. G Major Adagio-Presto There is little doubt that part of the fault with Reicha’s absence from the concert stage lies with the composer himself. He notd […]
November 24, 2012
“Like any violinist, Bach is the private centre of what I do. Despite playing the Sonatas & Partitas from a young age, it was not until my early thirties that I performed the cycle in public. Even today, even though I am someone who just loves to talk about music, I find that on the […]
November 23, 2012
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November 18, 2012
And more from the studio. We are just about to release a collection of Michael Rose’s music on Toccata Classics. Here is the wonderful Carly Lake, playing his ‘All’Arme’ Michael Alec Rose-All’arme Carly Lake – Horn (Engineer-Jonathan Haskell, Producer-Peter Sheppard Skaerved Michael Finnissy-a conversation with Grieg Michael Finnissy’s work with Grieg’s unfinished Piano Quintet is […]
November 17, 2012
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