Trio Estampe, Nicolas Bone, Olivier Patey & Emmanuel Christien – Max Bruch: Piano trio Op. 5 & 8 pieces, Op. 83 (2011/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Trio Estampe, Nicolas Bone, Olivier Patey & Emmanuel Christien – Max Bruch: Piano trio Op. 5 & 8 pieces, Op. 83 (2011/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:10 minutes | 952 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ARTIES RECORDS

Max Bruch’s compositions shine the last lights of German romanticism. Following in the footsteps of Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, Bruch persisted in defending a melodic line inspired by popular culture, “one can only hope in these times that are hostile to melody”.

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Belcea Quartet, Nicolas Bône, Antônio Meneses – Berg, Webern & Schönberg: Chamber Music (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

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Belcea Quartet, Nicolas Bône, Antônio Meneses – Berg, Webern & Schönberg: Chamber Music (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:19:32 minutes | 2,70 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Alpha Classics

With a complete recording of the Beethoven quartets that caused a stir and enchanted concert halls everywhere, the Belcea Quartet is henceforth considered one of the finest quartets in the world. ‘The principle characteristic of their playing is […] intensity,’ wrote BBC Music Magazine in 2013.

With this new recording, the Quartet tackles another summit of chamber music: the Second Viennese School. With their passion and technical abilities, this breathtaking music, which drastically changed the history of music, rings out in all its force and mystery.
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