Rachel Talitman, Marcos Fregnani-Martins, Laurent Houque
Release Date: 13 December 2019
Label: Harp & Co
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 191924586289
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
The German composer Dirk Michael Kirsch transports us to the "Isles of dreams" with his enchanting and colourful chamber music for Harp and Oboe, English Horn, Flute, Viola and Cello including Impromptus written for harpist Rachel Talitman. Rachel performs the world première recording of these pieces along with Marcos Fregnani-Martins (flute), Laurent Houque (viola), Karolina Prieels (cello), Dirk-Michael Kirsch (oboe) and Heike Steinbrecher (English horn).
Dirk-Michael Kirsch studied oboe with Prof. Hagen Wangenheim at the Hochschule for Music in Munich and now lives in Munich where he works as a freelance oboist, teacher and composer.
His performances as a professional musician and his engagement with contemporary music inspired him to begin composing, predominately for oboe in various ensemble settings. His work has been widely played and some of his solo oboe pieces ("Ganymed", "Danse") have been compulsory pieces at such music competitions as IDRS and ARD. Most of his compositions are published by ACCOLADE Musikverlag.
Rachel Talitman created her independent label Harp&Co, aiming to instigate mainly first recording of the harp repertory. The discography of Rachel Talitman is varied and original, covering different unknown registers – concertos, chamber music and recitals, and many compositions dedicated to her.
Dirk Michael Kirsch dedicated for her Two Impromptus for Harp Solo. The British composer Paul Lewis Concerto Romantico for harp and Orchestra. Harp&Co received the Golden Label 2014-2015 from klassiek-centraal.be/ for the harp recital Hasselmans, and Rachel Talitman received the Life Career Prize in 2017.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"All the pieces sound with rich poetic colours, and are evocative of a dream landscape. Rachel Talitman and her partners are excellent and enjoy this simple but enchanting music." – Crescendo Magazine (Interpretation 10)
Tracklisting
Rachel Talitman & Mavroudes Troullos
Rachel Talitman, Jean-Marc Fessard, Mavoudes Troullos, Pierre Quiriny, Ensemble Mendelssohn
Rachel Talitman & Mavroudes Troullos
Rachel Talitman & Hatikva Quartet
Jean-Marc Fessard & Rachel Talitman
Rachel Talitman, Eckhart Lorenzen, Ensemble Harpeggio
Talitman, Bargara, Turner, Tondus
Talitman,Xuereb, Stilz
Karolos
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Danbi Um; Juho Pohjonen
Engegard Quartet, NyNorsk Messingkvintett
Flute Alors
Louise Bessette
Jonas Batstrand, Jorn Fossheim
