Thomas Christian - Mayseder:Works For Violin&Piano - Import 2 CD

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Thomas Christian

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Composer Joseph Meiseder's works for violin and piano, a focus of the Gramola label At the age of 14, Meiseder participated in a performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Seven Last Words" and later performed under the baton of Beethoven and Schubert, resulting in a number of impressive violin works. These were actively performed when he was active, but have rarely been performed since the 20th century. In the 21st century, however, violinist Raimund Richey of the Vienna Philharmonic has taken the lead in reviving Meiseder's works, and Thomas Christian, who performs on this album, has participated in performances of chamber music and violin concertos, and has even conducted a Mass piece. He also conducts the Mass and has been making efforts to popularize the works. All of the works on this album are world premiere recordings, and all of them, including variations on melodies popular at the time, polonaises, and duets, have a gorgeous atmosphere that reflects the virtuosity of the violin, and are performed in an intimate setting by Christian and Cloquet on piano. (Naxos Japan) Includes Josef Meisseder: [CD1 CD1] 1. 1. variations on the Cavatina "To the beat of my breast" from "Tancredi" in A major, Op. 16 2. concerto variations in D major, Op. 43 3. rondino in A major, Op. 36 Polonaise No. 5 in F major, Op. 19 5. concerto variations on the aria "What joy from a journey" from "Jean de Paris" in G major, Op. 14 6. polonaise No. 1 in A major, Op. 10 7. variation on "Going to Syria" in D major, Op. 15 8. polonaise No. 6 in A major, Op. 38 CD2 1. Meiseder: Fantasy in E major, Op. 61 Ignatz Moscheles(1794-1870):Variations on a Romance "La sentinelle" in C major, MV 68 (arranged by Joseph Meiseder) 3-5. Meiseder:Duet in E major, Op. 32 6-8. Meiseder:Duet in C minor, Op. 31 9-11. meiseder:Duet in GMajor, Op. 30 Total recording time: 164 min. All world premiere recordings Performers Thomas Christian (Violin) Gina Kroeke (Piano) Recorded: October 15-18, 2021 and January 6-10, 2022 Klaus-von-Bismarck-Sall, WDR Funkhaus, Cologne, Germany