The Unknown Enescu

Brigitte Fassbaender rose to worldwide fame in the role of Octavian in the Strauss/Hofmannsthal comedy Der Rosenkavalier. Fassbaender took her Octavian to all the major centers including London, Milan, Vienna, New York and Tokyo and continued singing the role for over 20 years.

One might call this delightful collection “Richard Strauss in Hungary”, so obvious – and nourishing – is the German master’s influence on both composers. Bartok’s two early essays are, like Beethoven’s first published piano concertos, catalogued in reverse order – the ‘Op. 1’ Rhapsody having been composed after the ‘Op. 2’ Scherzo. Both combine Lisztian exuberance with a notably Straussian sound-palette.

Belgian violinist, conductor and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931) has been recognized as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 19th and early 20th centuries; regarded as the 'King of the Violin' by Nathan Milstein, his legacy has inspired generations of musicians. Ysaÿe was also a true avant-garde composer whose works feature revolutionary modern violin technique, unique expressive devices, profound musicality and harmonic originality, which eventually served as the bridge between the era of the Romantic virtuoso and contemporary music.

Newcomer Tassilo Probst releases his first album with duo partner Maxim Lando The young violinist ventures into truly virtuoso repertoire and presents three sonatas for violin and piano by Bela Bartok George Enescu and Joseph Achron the latter is a world premiere recording The double album will be released on August 19 th by Berlin Classics in co-production with Bayrischer Rundfunk."I love all kinds of music, including Beethoven or Brahms sonatas, of course But for my first recording, I liked to record unknown sonatas and make a " with them!", explains Probst in an interview with Malte Hemmerich The young musician has already made a name for himself in the classical music scene.."Tassilo is an outstanding violinist and musician, with a strong will, unique sound and impressive mastery of the instrument," reports Daniel Hope, with whom both Tassilo Probst and Maxim Lando have been guests a few times.