Michael Gees, Frans Ehlhart & Marion von Tilzer
Release Date: 16 February 2015
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917265620
Genres: Classical
Description
This hybrid SACD presents compositions and improvisations written and performed by three excellent pianists: Michael Gees, Marion von Tilzer, and Frans Ehlhart. All of these artists are considered to be leading experts in their own specific area of music.
Pianist Michael Gees is mostly known as an accompanist of Lieder. He has worked regularly with artists such as Christoph Prégardien and Julia Kleiter. As a soloist he mostly improvises, often starting with a single chord and developing the melodies from there. In contrast Austrian-born composer/pianist Marion von Tilzer is very much a composer, having previously written both chamber music and orchestral works. She is particularly known for her talent of merging completely different styles in a surprising and original way. Her synthesis of Indian classical music with contemporary western music has led to collaborations with musicians, choreographers and filmmakers from different parts of the world as a composer and performer with her own groups. Frans Ehlhart was born in Australia. The son of a Hungarian mother and a Dutch father he has lived in Holland since 1950. After studies at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam he chose a career in jazz and music theatre over a career in classical music.
Personnel: Michael Gees, Frans Eilhart, Mario von Tilzer (piano)
Tracklisting
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Aart Bergwerff
Roberto Prosseda
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman
Duo Saraswati
Yoichi Sugiyama
Slava Guerchovitch
Francesco Ledda, Opera Discovery Orchestra, Stefanna Kybalova, Valer Borin, Marcello Lippi, Paolo B
Karolos
Daniel Di Prinzio, Ihor Kordiuk
Nora von Marschall
Isabel Schicketanz
The Counterpoints
