Love Beyond Death
Works by Schumann, Vaughan Williams, Prokofiev, Britten and Leclair
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GEN 23810 EAN: 4260036258103
11.4.202318.90 €
The first CD recording of the duo Benjamin Beck (viola) and Marie Rosa Günter (piano), released by GENUIN, extends beyond all horizons – namely, from a perspective that links this world with the hereafter and that asks about the possibilities of eternal love. Beck's velvety yet pithy viola tone coaxes out the nuances that make the thoughtful compositions of Robert Schumann, Ralph Vaughan-William, Sergei Prokofiev and Benjamin Britten so appealing. And with music from three centuries, this CD is by no means monotonous since it is about artistic realizations of borderline human experiences. Among these, a composition by François-Hugues Leclair, which is available on this CD as a world premiere recording and is dedicated to Benjamin Beck, is of particular importance.
Benjamin Beck Viola
Marie Rosa Günter Piano
The first CD recording of the duo Benjamin Beck (viola) and Marie Rosa Günter (piano), released by GENUIN, extends beyond all horizons – namely, from a perspective that links this world with the hereafter and that asks about the possibilities of eternal love. Beck's velvety yet pithy viola tone coaxes out the nuances that make the thoughtful compositions of Robert Schumann, Ralph Vaughan-William, Sergei Prokofiev and Benjamin Britten so appealing. And with music from three centuries, this CD is by no means monotonous since it is about artistic realizations of borderline human experiences. Among these, a composition by François-Hugues Leclair, which is available on this CD as a world premiere recording and is dedicated to Benjamin Beck, is of particular importance.
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Tracklist
- Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (1849)
I Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tender and with expression) - II Lebhaft, leicht (Lively, light)
- III Rasch und mit Feuer (Quick and with fire)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Romance for Viola and Piano (c. 1914) - Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Selected Pieces from the Ballet Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (1935 /36)
The Montagues and Capulets - Young Juliet
- Dance of the Knights
- Juliet’s death
- Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48 (1950) - François-Hugues Leclair (*1962)
De l’aube claire jusqu’à la fin du jour, Op. 39 (2012)
The first CD recording of the duo Benjamin Beck (viola) and Marie Rosa Günter (piano), released by GENUIN, extends beyond all horizons – namely, from a perspective that links this world with the hereafter and that asks about the possibilities of eternal love. Beck's velvety yet pithy viola tone coaxes out the nuances that make the thoughtful compositions of Robert Schumann, Ralph Vaughan-William, Sergei Prokofiev and Benjamin Britten so appealing. And with music from three centuries, this CD is by no means monotonous since it is about artistic realizations of borderline human experiences. Among these, a composition by François-Hugues Leclair, which is available on this CD as a world premiere recording and is dedicated to Benjamin Beck, is of particular importance.