Martin Helmchen, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker & Antje Weithaas - Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata & Trio No. 2 (2017) [24/96]

Following a first recording on Alpha devoted to Brahms which garnered much praise real duo playing said Gramophone, while Classica discerned shared music making . . . a world full of nuances and subtlety, boundless sonic imagination (Marie-Elisabeth Hecker), playing of rare intelligence (Martin Helmchen) and awarded the disc a Choc the duo is reunited. Its new programme features two summits of chamber music: Schubert's famous Arpeggione Sonata named after a now obsolete instrument that was a cross between the guitar and the cello and his no less celebrated Trio no.2 D929, which achieved even greater popularity thanks to Stanley Kubrick's film Barry Lyndon.In the latter, the duo is joined by an eminent musician with whom they enjoy playing, Antje Weithaas, one of the great violinists of our time (Fonoforum) and also one of the teachers most sought after by the young generation. For example, she taught Tobias Feldmann, the young violinist recently signed by Alpha.

TRACKLIST

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

01. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: I. Allegro
02. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
03. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro moderato
04. Piano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: IV. Allegro moderato
05. Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato in A Minor
06. Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821: II. Adagio in E Major
07. Arpeggione Sonata, D. 821: III. Allegretto in A Major

PERSONNEL
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (cello)
Martin Helmchen (piano)
Antje Weithaas (violin)