Amanda Maier: Violin Concerto, Piano Quartet and other works
Gregory Maytan (violin), Ann-Sofi Lingberg (piano), Bernt Lysell (viola), Sara Wijk (cello)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Stoehr
The high quality of Maier’s inspiration is matched by the seemingly effortless poise of these sensitive, devoted performance, captured in commendably well-balanced sound
Amanda Maier: Violin Concerto, Piano Quartet and other works
Gregory Maytan (violin), Ann-Sofi Lingberg (piano), Bernt Lysell (viola), Sara Wijk (cello)
Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Stoehr
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The high quality of Maier’s inspiration is matched by the seemingly effortless poise of these sensitive, devoted performance, captured in commendably well-balanced sound
About
World premiere recordings of Amanda Maier’s (1853-1894) music. Don’t miss this reference album of this remarkable, Swedish composer, married to composer Julius Röntgen, and close friend of Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms and many other great musicians of the time. Radiant performances of Swedish main artist and violinist Gregory Maytan, Austrian conductor Andreas Stoehr and the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra! Swedish Grammis Award-winning pianist Ann-Sofi Klingberg appears in the piano quartet and in the dances for violin & piano. In the piano quartet you can also hear Bernt Lysell, viola, and Sara Wijk, cello.
Contents and tracklist
- Gregory Maytan
- Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
- Andreas Stoehr
- Gregory Maytan, Ann-Sofi Klingberg, Bernt Lysell, Sara Wijk
- Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
- Andreas Stoehr
- Gregory Maytan, Ann-Sofi Klingberg
- Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra
- Andreas Stoehr
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Awards and reviews
January 2017
The high quality of Maier’s inspiration is matched by the seemingly effortless poise of these sensitive, devoted performance, captured in commendably well-balanced sound
November 2016
There’s subtlety: nice instrumental detail (first horn à la Brahms), long melodies that are distinctive (if not memorable) and notably malleable, and the ‘glowing continental sound’ referred to by Nilsson and captured in the performance here…this whole project has been a labour of love, and it shows, movingly so, from booklet to speakers
