GROSSE FUGE Beethoven-Dünser-Schubert Silver Garburg Piano Duo & Artis Quartett

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Große Fuge für Klavier zu vier Händen in B-Dur, Op. 134:
• 1 Beethoven: Große Fuge für Klavier zu vier Händen in B-Dur, Op. 134 16:18
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonate in B-Dur, D 617 (Arr. Für Klavierduett und Streichquartett von Richard Dünser):
• 2 Schubert: Sonate in B-Dur, D 617 (Arr. Für Klavierduett und Streichquartett von Richard Dünser): I. Allegro moderato 08:20
• 3 Schubert: Sonate in B-Dur, D 617 (Arr. Für Klavierduett und Streichquartett von Richard Dünser): II. Andante con moto 05:23
• 4 Schubert: Sonate in B-Dur, D 617 (Arr. Für Klavierduett und Streichquartett von Richard Dünser): III. Allegretto 05:13
• Richard Dünser (b. 1959): Synopsis I für Klavier zu vier Händen und Streichquartett:
• 5 Dünser: Synopsis I für Klavier zu vier Händen und Streichquartett: I. 08:25
• 6 Dünser: Synopsis I für Klavier zu vier Händen und Streichquartett: II. 10:45
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Große Fuge für Streichquartett in B-Dur, Op. 133:
• 7 Beethoven: Große Fuge für Streichquartett in B-Dur, Op. 133 13:45
• Total Runtime 01:08:09

Info for GROSSE FUGE Beethoven-Dünser-Schubert

With “Große Fuge”, the piano duo Silver-Garburg and the Artis Quartet present an exciting album between tradition and the present. A powerful statement full of passion and artistic stringency.

Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg have nowbeen successful as the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo for more than 20 years, have given concerts in more than 70 countries on five different continents and have released numerous albums - the last four on the Berlin Classics label. Now the piano duo will continue their successful collaboration with Berlin Classics with “Große Fuge” (Great Fugue), an exciting album between tradition and the present. The piano duo will be accompanied on the recording by the renowned Artis Quartet. Together they present the two Great Fugues by Beethoven, as well as two works by the Austrian composer Richard Dünser: the “Sonata in B flat major D 617” by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) in a version for piano duo and string quartet, and the work “Synopsis for piano four hands and string quartet I & II”, which Richard Dünser composed for the Duo Silver-Garburg and the Artis Quartet.

Silver Garburg Piano Duo
Artis-Quartet

Piano Duo Silver-Garburg
In the great and often underappreciated art of piano duo playing, Sivan Silver and her partner Gil Garburg are setting a new standard: acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, the duo has been invited time and time again by top orchestras, festivals, and concert organizers. They have performed in Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Vienna Musikverein, the Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Sydney Opera House, and the Berlin Philharmonie; they have concertized in approximately 70 countries on five continents; and they collaborate regularly with such orchestras as the Israel Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Melbourne Symphony, and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie.

In 2014, the Graz University for the Arts unanimously chose the Silver-Garburg Duo to occupy one of the few extant professorships for piano duo. Previously, they taught at the Hannover Musikhochschule, the elite German piano school at which they themselves completed their studies in 2007 under Arie Vardi.

Their recording of Mendelssohn's concertos for two pianos and orchestra, with the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic under Christopher Hogwood, has been called "breathtaking" (Bayerische Rundfunk) and "extremely exciting” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Their latest album with Stravinsky ballets has been described as "grandiose" (Pizzicato, Supersonic award) and "thrilling" (Fono Forum, CD of the Month). The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung raved about the "lyrical sensitivity and the ravishing technical mastery" of the duo, noting that only rarely does one experience "such spontaneous shouts of 'bravo'" at the end of a concert. The Independent concluded: "What a wondrous evening!"

A very special current project of the two Israelis living with their son in Berlin is a Brahms concerto based on the Piano Quartet in G minor. The Austrian composer Richard Dünser, with whom they closely collaborate, has successfully and exclusively transcribed the concerto based on two original versions by Brahms himself for piano, four hands, and string orchestra. They not only play this outstanding program with orchestras in Berlin, Vienna, Jerusalem, Bratislava, Spokane, Klagenfurt, Tel Aviv and Bremen but also release it as a world premiere recording with the Wiener Symphoniker on the Berlin Classics label.

After 20 years of playing together, Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg are establishing themselves at the top echelon of the music world. "As a piano duo, it’s easy to make effects with virtuosity. But that alone is far too little. We want to move our listeners emotionally and bring them to the core of the music".

Das Artis-Quartett Wien
n 2020 the Artis Quartet is celebrating its 40TH ANNIVERSARY and is among the few quartets worldwide where the combination of all members stayed unchanged for 38 years so far.

The Artis is regarded as one of the most eminent ensembles today continuing the tradition of "Viennese String Quartet Playing" at its best.

Besides focusing on repertoire of the first Viennese School the recordings and performances of the AQ are as well highly acclaimed for the works of the late 19th and early 20th Century. T. Schulz from the German „Rondo“ Magazine wrote about: „in the Austrian late romantic and modern repertoire the Artis Quartet is unbeatable at the moment“.

Apart from the idea to present lively programs of all kind of styles to its audiences, which the Artis values in its residencyat at the “WIENER MUSIKVEREIN” since 1988, the quartet sometimes enjoy to perform series exclusively dedicated to one composer. The presentations of series by SCHUBERT, MENDELSSOHN, WEBERN, BRAHMS, GOTTFRIED von EINEM and last but not least MOZART were well received in halls like WIENER MUSIKVEREIN, CONCERTGEBOUW AMSTERDAM, DE DOELEN ROTTERDAM, TEATRO LA FENICE VENICE and SUNTORY HALL TOKYO and the enthusiastic comments included: This was at last the concert that made you glad 1991 is Mozart year. Other artists try to imitate Mozart; these four are the real thing. (Asahi Evening News/Tokyo ) or “The performances proved the Artis to be top class in the international chamber music league (Kurier /Vienna).

Founded in 1980, the Artis Quartet studied at the University of Music in Vienna and was coached by Hatto Beyerle and Alfred Staar. They won prizes at competitions in Cambridge, England (1983) , Evian, France (1984) and Yellow Springs, USA (1985) and studied as recipient of the Friedlander Fellowship with the LaSalle Quartet at the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, USA 1984/85.

In 1985 the ensemble began its international career performing at the most important venues and centres of music, including Carnegie Hall New York, Kennedy Center and Library of Congress in Washington, Suntory Hall and International Forum Tokyo, Philharmonie and Konzerthaus Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Pleyel and Théatre des Champs-Elysées Paris, Wigmore Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and Teatro Colon Buenos Aires among many others.

The AQ understands keeping up tradition as G. Mahler's idea of renewing the fire and gave first performances of works by A. Zemlinsky, Gottfried v. Einem, Ivan Eröd, Richard Dünser, Helmut Eder, Erich Urbanner, Thomas Pernes, Gerhard E. Winkler, Thomas Larcher, Gerhard Schedl, Haimo Wisser, Wolfgang Kubizek, Alfred Huber, Harry Pepl, Tania Gabrielle French, and Antonio Pino Vargas.

Gaining new audiences with interesting programms can happen as well at international festivals like Salzburger Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen, Schleswig Holstein Festival, Berliner Festwochen, Beethoven Festival Warsaw , Ravinia, Ludwigsburg, Lockenhaus, Turku, Naantali, Gstaad, Prades, Granada, West Cork, Dubrovnik, Bournemouth, Hong Kong, Paris, Kuhmo, Colmar, Schubertiade, Wien Modern and Salzburger Mozartwoche were the AQ had the pleasure to participate.

The values of chamber music are performing, reacting and communicating in the context of the score. This was appreciated over 40 years not only among the quartet members but as well with valued colleagues like M. Maisky, C. Eschenbach, P. Entremont, P. Frankl, B. Berman, T.Fellner,T. Zehetmair, S. Vladar, S. Kam, F. Helmerson, M. Lethiec, N. Imai, L Power, J. Banse, I. Raimondi, S. Gabetta, J.Menuhin, J.Pernoo, R. Stoltzman, members of the Alban Berg Quartet and Ensemble Wien-Berlin.

The members of the Artis Quartet has preseved their musical legacy on over 40 CDs for Nimbus Records, Sony Classical, CBS/Sony, Orfeo, Accord, Koch/Schwann and Camerata Tokyo and has won such international awards as the ECHO KLASSIK, INDIE AWARD, GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL DU DISQUE/ACADEMIE CHARLES CROS, the PRIX CAECILIA, the DIAPASON D ́OR, the WIENER FLÖTENUHR and the MIDEM CLASSICAL AWARD.

The musical statements were not just made on audio but as well on video and productions with the quartet for documentaries, films and concerts were made for UNITEL, BR Alpha, 3 SAT, Asahi TV and ORF.

In receiving the LULLY AWARD 2001 by concertonet.com the AQ was honoured for the seasons best chamber music performance in New York City.

The pedagogical activities of the AQ members rank among their highest goals and the joy to pass on their experience and knowledge of performing for so many years to the younger generations brings back lots of energy you need to keep your performances fresh as in your first concert.

The instruments played by the members are- Peter Schuhmayer- Philipp Keller(1907), Johannes Meissl -A.Guarneri (1690), Herbert Kefer- J.B.Guadagnini (1784) and Othmar Müller- A.Amati (1573). The 3 Italian Instruments are on loan from the Austrian National Bank's collection. Artis Quartet-2020

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