Credits:

Anne-Sophie Mutter & Pablo Ferrandez

Description:

This is the first album of collaboration between Anne-Sophie Mutter, the queen of violin, and Pablo Ferrández, an emerging cello artist born in Spain. Mutter discovered Ferrández's extraordinary talent early on, praised him as "truly special," and invited him to perform with her in the 2018 "Mutter's Virtuosi" cycle. Finally, they have been able to perform together on a recording. The pieces are Brahms' Double Concerto and Clara Schumann's Piano Trio. The Brahms piece is Mutter's first recording with the Berlin Philharmonic since 1983, and the Clara piece is the first recording by a major artist. Mutter is an exclusive artist for Deutsche Grammophon, a prestigious classical music label, and it is highly unusual for him to record for another company. It is a sign of how much he appreciates Ferrandes. The two performers, who are bound by a deep friendship like that between Clara and Brahms, beautifully express the charm of the works with high technical skill and musicality. (C)RS