Viertel

A limited-edition 55-CD set of legendary and critically acclaimed recordings celebrating the famous PHILIPS heritage.An alliance of great artistry and superb sound. Classic-status albums spanning over half a century of recording and showcasing a wealth of international talent.An unrivaled collection that that embraces all musical genres - from solo piano and chamber music through to large scale choral works and opera. Music that spans more than two centuries of masterworks from Bach Concertos and Schubert Lieder to twentieth-century masterpieces by Stravinsky, Bartok and beyond.

Arnold Schönberg. Austrian composer and painter, best known as the (putative) innovator of the twelve-tone technique. Leader of the Second Viennese School…

Manuel Lipstein’s debut album mixes modern, expressive, virtuoso cello works with refined fantasies by the old master Georg Friedrich Telemann in a programme built on spontaneity, creativity and imagination. Hindemith composed his eloquently varied solo sonata in just a few days as part of a bet with fellow composers. Eric Feldbusch’s suite Mosaïque comprises eloquent improvisations based on traditional Jewish melodies and a lively wedding dance. Manuel Lipstein’s prowess as a cellist are clearly reflected in his own composition, Four Dream Images, while the vivacity of Spanish dancers comes alive in Gaspar Cassadó’s romantic Suite for solo cello.

The String Quartet, Op. 3, by Alban Berg was composed in 1910.
In two movements (Langsam and Mäßige viertel), the work is more freely atonal than the sonata. It is highly contrapuntal in texture. The first movement is in sonata form, with a main theme based on the whole-tone scale. The second movement uses a modified version of the same theme in a rondo form.

Frank Peter Zimmermann, who in 2010 was awarded the international Paul Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau, makes a great case for these works. His Trio recently won the 2013 BBC Music Magazine Award for their Chamber recording of Beethoven’s Trio Op. 9. In the concerto Zimmermann teams up with Paavo Järvi, another recipient of the Paul Hindemith Prize and principal conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra.