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Astonishing virtuosity and an incredible abundance of arrangements are two of the most important hallmarks of nineteenth-century music. In the absence of sound recording, a great variety of arrangements were made, not only of large works like operas and symphonies, but also of chamber music, songs and piano pieces. The famous violinist Natasha Korsakova put exactly this thought into practice. With its great playing of the violin, she brings us the large opera in occupation with piano into our living rooms. Their special love e.g. for the music of George Gershwin developed already early. The mixture from classical lyric poetry and Dramatic, the momentum of Varieté Songs and dragging along jazz rhythms made Gershwin a singular composer. Beside classical authors in great arrangements such as Verdi, Rossini and Offenbach (first recording) straight Gershwin with “Porgy and Bess” places the principal part of these CD. The Gershwin pieces are arranged by the famous violonist Jascha Heifetz.

Renowned for her superb technique, tonal colorings and captivating interpretations, Natasha Korsakova has internationally established herself as one of the most excellent and charismatic young violinists. The SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG hailed Ms.Korsakova’s artistry as „a sinfully beautiful listening experience“ and music that „speaks of the rich traditions of the passionate Russian violin school“. This „exceptional violin talent“ (FAZ) is a popular guest for international and German orchestras and chamber music venues.

Description

The guitar is one of the oldest and, in all its various forms, one of the most ubiquitous of instruments. The special interest it awakened in the fi rst half of the nineteenth century coincided with the transition in the late eighteenth century from the earlier four- and fi vecourse forms (i.e. with four or fi ve pairs of strings) to the standard six-string form we know today, which has a more voluminous tone and enables more wide-ranging use as a solo instrument, in accompanying the voice and in chamber music. Although the guitar was at home in Spain, it was also common and popular in Italy, France (Paris), Germany, Austria (Vienna), England and Russia. A succession of important guitarists wrote pioneering guitar methods and studies and compositions for the salon and the concert hall.

Beatrice Berthold has pursued a busy concert career which led her to several countries of Europe, South America and to the USA. She has performed with the radio symphony orchestras of Hamburg (NDR), Cologne (WDR), Luxemburg and Prague and with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra (BSO), Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra ‘Arthur Rubinstein’ Lodz, Orquestra Sinfonica de Porto Alegre, Orquesta ‘Gran Mariscal de Ayscucho’ Caracas, etc. Luis Orlandini has premiered more than 50 works by Chilean composers, some of them commissioned by him. His publications include a guitar music series featuring contemporary Chilean composers. He has received several high awards in his home country. In addition to his busy international concert schedule, Luis Orlandini is professor for the guitar and chamber music at the Universidad de Chile and at the Pontifi cia Universidad Católica de Chile, and adjudicates at many international guitar competitions.