Release Date: 21 November 2011
Label: Avie Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252223927
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: Perspectives 5
Release Date: 21 November 2011
Label: Avie Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 822252223927
Genres: Classical  
Composer/Series: Perspectives 5
Description
Andreas Haefliger's provocative and trend-setting Perspectives series – juxtaposing the seminal sonatas of Beethoven within the context of works by other composers – reaches its fifth volume with two titans of the piano literature: the groundbreaking Hammerklavier Sonata, and Book One of the Swiss 'Years of Pilgrimage' by Franz Liszt, this year widely celebrated on the bicentenary of his birth.
Haefliger's critically and commercially successful Perspectives series mirrors his live recitals, and vivid memories linger in audiences who have heard his numerous performances of these works throughout Europe and the USA.
Critical acclaim for Andreas Haefliger's Perspectives series:
"(5 stars) Illuminating passion...an interpretation of formidable granitic strength." – BBC Music Magazine
"The idea of recording for CD piano-recital programmes designed for the concert hall is a good one, provided that the programmes make musical sense and that the spontaneity of live performance can be preserved. On both counts, Haefliger succeeds." – The Sunday Times
"One of the most refined, thoughtful and probative pianists before the public today. Very highly recommended." – International Record Review
Personnel: Andreas Haefliger (piano)
Tracklisting
Lauren Scott
Lynda O'Connor; Anamus; David Brophy
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Sakari Oramo, Andrew Litton, André de Ridder, Jennifer Koh & I
Inbal Segev, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Marin Alsop
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, Portland Baroque Orchestra & Monica Huggett
Sebastian Bohren, Sergei Bolkhovets, Munchener Kammerorchester
Proteus Ensemble; Stephen Shellard
Catherine Redding, Northwest Sinfonia and Choir, Clyde Mitchell
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Concordian Dawn; Christopher Preston Thompson
Quartet ES
Sarah Beth Briggs
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Lorraine Hunt Liberson; Harry Bicket
Manuel Teles & Alexandra Tchernakova
Andre Rieu
Wu Wei; Martin Stegner; Janne Saksala