Credits:

Matsuev/Vienna-Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Description:

A luxurious collection of contemporary music that combines the beautiful sounds of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1 features former principal trumpet of the Berlin Philharmonic, Tarkevi. The Kammerorchester Wien-Berlin is the first Deutsche Grammophon recording of the Kammerorchester Wien-Berlin, which has been active since its founding in 2008, with principal players from the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, and combines the beauty of sound from the best of both orchestras. The Kammerorchester Wien-Berlin combines the beauty of the best of both orchestras' sounds in a lively chamber music-like performance. Under the artistic direction of Rainer Honeck, the current concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic, the members regularly come together to perform chamber music beyond the orchestra's repertoire.In 2019, he will make his U.S. debut with a concerto with Anne-Sophie Mutter. Schnittke's Piano and Piano Concerto with Anne-Sophie Mutter in 2019. Schnittke's Concerto for Piano and Strings, Op. 136, is a world premiere recording. The works by Shostakovich and Lutoslawski are also included in the coupling. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor Op. 35~Allegro moderato - attacca
2.Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor Op. 35~Lento - attacca
3.Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor Op. 35~Moderato - attacca
4.Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor Op. 35~Allegro con brio
5.Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
6.Variations on a Theme by Paganini