Solo Tabea Zimmermann

• Max Reger (1873 - 1916): Suite for Solo Viola in G Minor, Op. 131d No. 1:
• 1 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in G Minor, Op. 131d No. 1: I. Molto sostenuto 04:28
• 2 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in G Minor, Op. 131d No. 1: II. Vivace 03:34
• 3 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in G Minor, Op. 131d No. 1: III. Andante sostenuto 03:08
• 4 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in G Minor, Op. 131d No. 1: IV. Molto vivace 01:14
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola):
• 5 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): I. Prelude 02:10
• 6 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): II. Allemande 03:51
• 7 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): III. Courante 02:18
• 8 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): IV. Sarabande 02:13
• 9 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): V. Menuets I & II 03:02
• 10 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (Transcribed for viola): VI. Gigue 01:37
• Max Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in D Major, Op. 131d No. 2:
• 11 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in D Major, Op. 131d No. 2: I. Con moto 02:35
• 12 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in D Major, Op. 131d No. 2: II. Andante 03:41
• 13 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in D Major, Op. 131d No. 2: III. Allegretto 01:42
• 14 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in D Major, Op. 131d No. 2: IV. Vivace 02:42
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola):
• 15 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): I. Prelude 03:11
• 16 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): II. Allemande 02:41
• 17 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): III. Courante 02:00
• 18 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): IV. Sarabande 04:08
• 19 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): V. Menuets I & II 02:33
• 20 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 (Transcribed for viola): VI. Gigue 02:21
• Max Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in E Minor, Op. 131d No. 3:
• 21 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in E Minor, Op. 131d No. 3: I. Moderato 03:31
• 22 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in E Minor, Op. 131d No. 3: II. Vivace 02:06
• 23 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in E Minor, Op. 131d No. 3: III. Adagio 03:04
• 24 Reger: Suite for Solo Viola in E Minor, Op. 131d No. 3: IV. Allegro vivace 01:29
• Total Runtime 01:05:19

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For many years, Tabea Zimmermann has been regarded as one of the most renowned musicians of our time. Audiences and fellow musicians value her charismatic personality and deep musical understanding. Arguably the finest violist in the world today, Tabea Zimmermann owes her success not only to her exceptional talent, but also to the support of her parents, thorough training by excellent teachers, and a tireless enthusiasm to communicate her understanding and love of music to her audience. As a soloist she regularly works with the most distinguished orchestras worldwide such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic. Following residencies in Weimar, Luxembourg, Hamburg and with the Bamberg Symphony, Tabea Zimmermann was artist-in-residence with the Ensemble Resonanz in 2013/14 and 2014/15, and continues this close collaboration this season. In the 2015/16 season, she was artist-in-residence of the Frankfurt Museums-Gesellschaft.

After more than 30 CDs released through EMI, Teldec, and Deutsche Grammophon, Tabea Zimmermann's huge musical range is clearly evident. This is her first solo album, and her debut for Myrios Classics. Interwoven with three rarely heard suites by Max Reger, Zimmermann offers transcriptions of two Bach cello suites.

"Tabea Zimmermann is one of the greatest players of our time (on any instrument)." (The Observer)

"In every single bar of the recording, Tabea Zimmermann convinces the listener with her polished and naturally-agravic interpretation. Every phrase is filled with meaning and opens or closes a musical flow. Discipline and freedom, dancelike rhythm and improvisatory gesture seem to balance themselves effortlessly." (Bayern 4 Radio, Germany)

Tabea Zimmermann, violin

Tabea Zimmermann
who considers herself “a musician who plays the viola”, is one of the most popular and renowned artists of our time. Audiences and fellow musicians value her charismatic personality and deep musical understanding.

As a soloist she regularly performs with the most distinguished orchestras worldwide, guided by the ideals of her experience as a chamber musician, where artistic integrity is paramount. She was recently named Artist-in-Residence of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam and of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Tabea Zimmermann has inspired numerous composers to write for the viola and has introduced many new works into the standard concert and chamber music repertoire. Since 2009, she has been recording for the myrios classics label. The seven albums previously released have been highly acclaimed by both listeners and the music press, and have been honored – without any exception – with the most important international record awards, including two ECHO Klassik, one OPUS Klassik, two Diapason d’Or de l’année and the ICMA (International Classical Music Award).

For her tireless enthusiasm to communicate her love of music to her audience and her uncompromisingly high quality standard, Tabea Zimmermann has been awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit in 2018, and was named winner of the international Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 2020.

Tabea Zimmermann received her first viola lessons at the age of three, two years later she began to play the piano. In the beginning, she received significant inspiration from her first teacher Dietmar Mantel. She studied with Ulrich Koch at the Freiburg Conservatory of Music and subsequently with Sándor Vegh at the Mozarteum Salzburg. Following her studies, she received several awards at international competitions, amongst them first prizes at the 1982 Geneva International Competition, the 1983 Maurice Vieux Competition in Paris and the 1984 Budapest International Competition. From 1987 until his early death in 2000, Tabea Zimmermann regularly performed with her husband, the conductor David Shallon. She has already held professorships at the Saarbrücken Conservatory of Music and at the Frankfurt Conservatory of Music. Since 2002 Tabea Zimmermann has been professor at the Conservatory of Music "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin.

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