Ländler

Die Schönschti Ländlerbox – Best Swiss Folk Music“ ist eine umfassende Sammlung, die der traditionellen Volksmusik der Schweiz, der sogenannten Ländlermusik, gewidmet ist.

Work on the core techniques for classical guitar and expand your repertoire with an entire opus from the Romantic era!

Das Duo Praxedis, die Harfenistin Praxedis Hug-Rütti und die Pianistin Praxedis Geneviève Hug, bezaubert seit Jahren das Publikum. Die Mission des Duo Praxedis ist die Renaissance der einst beliebten Duo-Besetzung Harfe & Klavier, die ihre Blüte von etwa 1780 bis ungefähr 1915 erlebte. Das Duo Praxedis gibt seit 2010 regelmässig und erfolgreich Konzerte in Europa und den USA.Das Duo Praxedis hat bislang 12 von Publikum und Musikkritikern vielbeachtete Alben vorgelegt, darunter zwei Doppel-CDs nebst zahlreichen Ersteinspielungen. Die CD Histoires wurde für den OPUS KLASSIK 2019 in den Kategorien «Kammermusikeinspielung: Duo» und «Weltersteinspielung des Jahres» nominiert.

Das Duo Praxedis, die Harfenistin Praxedis Hug-Rütti und die Pianistin Praxedis Geneviève Hug, bezaubert seit Jahren das Publikum. Die Mission des Duo Praxedis ist die Renaissance der einst beliebten Duo-Besetzung Harfe & Klavier, die ihre Blüte von etwa 1780 bis ungefähr 1915 erlebte. Das Duo Praxedis gibt seit 2010 regelmässig und erfolgreich Konzerte in Europa und den USA.Das Duo Praxedis hat bislang 12 von Publikum und Musikkritikern vielbeachtete Alben vorgelegt, darunter zwei Doppel-CDs nebst zahlreichen Ersteinspielungen. Die CD Histoires wurde für den OPUS KLASSIK 2019 in den Kategorien «Kammermusikeinspielung: Duo» und «Weltersteinspielung des Jahres» nominiert.

Beethoven's piano output alone is enormous and arguably the greatest collection of all, and surely its most remarkable feature is the sheer variety of expression. Among the 32 Sonatas you will not find two that are similar; and in the 20 sets of Variations one marvels at the range and inspiration of his vision and imagination. Indeed, he was a rebel and he defined the course of classical music probably more than any other composer. He travelled fast and far, from the influence of Haydn and Mozart in his early works to his own idiomatic language of the middle period works and, finally, reached heights of great spiritual depth in the last 10 years or so. The works are presented in chronological order, but there are many instances where scholars cannot pin down the precise time of composition. Also, in a few cases, strict chronology is deliberately ignored so that on each album the order offers more attractive listening. (Martini Tirimo)

Among the wealth of great music by female composers that has finally reclaimed the world’s stages in recent years, the works of Cologne-born Maria Herz, who died in American exile, stand out as rare treasures. The internationally rising Canadian pianist Aude St-Pierre earns great acclaim with her new GENUIN album, which brings the piano music of this exceptional composer to light. Herz's development from her early Chopin variations and the Ländlers Op. 2 to her Sonata in F minor is breathtaking, hinting at an unrealized future silenced too soon. St-Pierre’s piano playing illuminates the music of the Fin de Siècle era in all its vivid colors!

Among the wealth of great music by female composers that has finally reclaimed the world’s stages in recent years, the works of Cologne-born Maria Herz, who died in American exile, stand out as rare treasures. The internationally rising Canadian pianist Aude St-Pierre earns great acclaim with her new GENUIN album, which brings the piano music of this exceptional composer to light. Herz's development from her early Chopin variations and the Ländlers Op. 2 to her Sonata in F minor is breathtaking, hinting at an unrealized future silenced too soon. St-Pierre’s piano playing illuminates the music of the Fin de Siècle era in all its vivid colors!

Pianist Natalia Ehwald’s debut album on Prospero Classical is dedicated entirely to the composer Franz Schubert. In addition to a selection of his (mainly early) ländler and waltzes, the artist has chosen the late piano sonatas in A major, D664, and B flat major, D960.

"Dances were an important element in Schubert’s compositions. He favoured the Ländler, triple time country dances – perfect material for Viennese middle-class tastes – and the Écossaise, supposedly Scottish, cast in duple time and performed with women and men facing each other. The 30 Minuets with Trios, of which ten are lost, sport especially captivating and varied Trios, while the two Écossaises from the German Dances, D. 783 are vivacious examples of Schubert’s genial mastery of the genre."