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18th December 2011

2012
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15th December 2011

Calace Recording
Our recording with music by Calace is sold out!

7th November 2011

Premieres
In our upcoming recital in Bottrop on 11th November 2011 we'll premiere two new pieces: Duo op. 52 by Mark Simon and Bidon Cinque by Jeff Harrington!

17th October 2011

CD-Release
The release date for our new CD has been moved a month to March 2012!

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	Le Musée [show / hide info]	18 EUR		0 EUR
	"Le Musée" French guitar music by Claude Engel Birgit Schwab, guitar Content: -Valse cacochyme et valétudinaire N° 1-3 -L'oiseau et l'aube -Fuego -Chanson marmelade n° 1 -Le musée des vieilles mécaniques -Variations sur une chanson populaire lettonne For our CD "Nowhere left to go" we had already recorded three pieces for mandolin and guitar by Claude Engel. When we first found Claude and got to know his music, we also discovered his fantastic solo music for guitar. Most of these composition had neither been recorded nor even premiered, and we were so enthusiastic about the music that very soon first ideas about a new project arose, which led to this recording. This way, Birgit Schwab can finally present herself as a soloist, and Claude's guitar music is being introduced to a bigger audience. First, we had to go through a difficult process of choosing, as for reasons of time not all compositions would fit onto one CD. The result is giving a good impression of the many different styles and richness of the music by this French composer. Valses cacochymes et valétudinaires These three waltzes were written in 2001 and are dedicated to Birgit Schwab. The title is difficult to translate but it suggests that the music is sickly, fragile, rather old and very peculiar. Besides the charm that is so typical of Claude Engel's music, they have an aura of scurrility and hypochondria. L'oiseau et l'aube (The bird and the dawn) This 1976 composition and the Variations are the earliest compositions on this recording. In particular, the very freely written first part (L'éveil - Awakening), which seems almost like an improvisation, differs from the other compositions. The second part (L'envol - Taking flight) is a twirly moto perpetuo with impressive syncopated accents and arpeggios. Chanson marmelade n° 1 This composition was written in 2000 and its subtitle "À la claire fontaine" refers to a chanson of that name. The theme of the song, originally from 17th century France, is introduced after a short opening and then serves as the basis for variations. Fuego Fuego is subtitled "hommage à Astor Piazzolla". It was written in 1992 after Piazzolla had passed away and is very hard to distinguish from an original Piazzolla piece. Claude Engel and Astor Piazzolla worked together in the past, so Fuego is a goodbye and a deep bow to the great master of Tango Nuevo. Le musée des vieilles mécaniques et autres bizarreries cinétiques et hétéroclites... This piece, the centre and highlight of this recording, was written in 1999. It is a very extensive work for guitar. In its conception and different sound-picture movements, it is reminiscent of Modest Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" for piano. The "museum" has been recorded in its entirety for this CD. Variations sur une chanson populaire lettonne These variations of 1976 are subtitled in Latvian "Kur tu tezi galiti man" ("Where are you going, my rooster?"). They are based on the melody of a lullaby which Claude Engel's mother used to sing to him when he was a boy. "She (Birgit Schwab) convinces with her powerful well accentuated playing, dynamic width and brillant technique." concertino, 1/2009 You will find further information about Claude Engel on his website http://www.claude-engel.com. The CD is published by "Antes".
	Sonaten von Weiss und Hoffmann [show / hide info]	10 EUR		0 EUR
	Sonatas by Weiss and Hoffmann for lute and mandolin Contents: Silvius Leopold Weiss -Sonata No.20, d-minor -Sonata No.14, g-minor Johann Hoffmann -Sonata G-major -Sonata d-minor Having done several recordings of romantic and contemporary music we now present our first recording of baroque music. Together with the well-known label Naxos we have decided to record sonatas by Weiss and Hoffmann, the two most important musicians on their instruments in their time. Silvius Leopold Weiss and Johann Hoffmann were at their living times known as the greatest virtuosos on their instruments. After Weiss the lute was being replaced by guitar, and after Hoffmann the kind of mandolin he used vanished. So, their music represents a zenith of lute and mandolin repertoires and has in this form been recorded for the first time. We play copies of historical instruments. The six-course mandolin is a copy of an Ambrogio Maraffi original from about 1730 by Sebastian Nunez (Netherlands). The sonatas by Weiss are played on a 13-course baroque-lute (Martin Hoffmann), also by Sebastian Nunez. For the music by Hoffmann Birgit Schwab uses an archlute (Vendelio Venere) by Gerhard Soehne, Munich. CD-revue Here you'll find a revue of our CD in Italian. After its release in the US the CD made it into the top 50 bestseller list of amazon.com and has remained there ever since! This CD was supported by the "GWK" and published by "Naxos".
	Nowhere left to go [show / hide info]	18 EUR		0 EUR
	"Nowhere left to go" Music for Mandoline and Guitar Contents: Claude Engel -Minstrels -Sonate -Danse Bulgare Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski -Variationen ueber ein eigenes Thema op.92 Jürgen Meyer-Metzenthin -Sphinx Chris Rupert -Nowhere left to go Jeffrey Harrington -Erg Ivan Shekov -Suite Mediteran op.77 A big part of our work is the co-operation with composers in order to constantly grow the repertoire for mandolin and guitar. Within the three years after our first recording Chilli con Tango with contemporary music we could already enthuse more than twenty further composers from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, South-America and the USA about our duo. The result has surpassed our expectations: music of highest quality with a tremendously broad spectrum of styles. This recording represents a cross-section of the music that has been written for us during the last three years. "Virtuosity, witful playing and rhythmical fire" Akustik Gitarre, June 2004 "A really completely successful production, sensibly played on a high level, finely harmonized, perfect balance, very transparent and exciting. And this programme must enthuse all lovers of plucked chamber music." Dieter Kreidler Read a review on musicweb international international. This CD was supported by the "Sparkasse Bergkamen Boenen" and published by "Antes".
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