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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Concerto Op 54 / Piano Trio No. 2 Op. 80 Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Isabelle Faust (violin) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] '[T]he use of an early 19th-century fortepiano, here a Streicher of 1847, brings textural clairty, enhanced by the exceptionally subtle and sensitive dialogue between the two superb string players.' (BBC Music) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Sonatas for violoncello & basso Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), with Michael Behringer, Lee Santana, Christoph Dangel [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] "If you wanted one takeaway headline for this recording then it would be its sense of intimacy and immediacy; a quality we can mostly put down to the easy, loving familiarity with which Queyras handles this repertoire." Gramophone |
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SCHUMANN
Violin Concerto in D minor / Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110 Isabelle Faust (violin) / Freiburger Barockorchester, Pablo Heras-Casado, with Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) & Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] In the autumn of 1851 Schumann composed, in rapid succession, the two violin sonatas and, in the space of just seven days from 2 to 9 October, the Piano Trio no.3, Op.110. As always during his work, Schumann was oblivious to everything around him,... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Violin Concerto & Trio Op. 65 Isabelle Faust (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexander Melnikov (piano), Prague Philharmonia, Jiri Belohlavek [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] Almost twenty years ago, Isabelle Faust and Jiří Bělohlávek established a new milestone in the discography of Dvořák's Violin Concerto. The coupling, the tumultuous Trio in F minor, inaugurated the violinist's long and fruitful collaboration with... |
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CHOPIN / RACHMANINOFF
Chopin, Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonatas Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] "Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov somehow manage to contain the overgrowth and shape the profusion of ideas into a cultivated and warmly lit musical garden." Gramophone |
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KURTAG / KODALY / VERESS
Cello Sonatas Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/May/2011 ] "Altogether an intelligently laid-out disc, with interesting repertoire and magnificent playing and recording." BBC Music Magazine - March 2002 Performance***** Sound***** |
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JOSEF HAYDN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cello Concertos (with Monn - Concerto for cello, strings and harpsichord) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Freiburger Barockorchester / Petra Mallejans - director [ Harmonia Mundi Haydn Edition / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "Queyras benefits from the much more alert playing of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra: and in their account of the D minor central episode, the piece suddenly springs to life. (This) can confidently be recommended as a period-instrument choice." (BBC) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Don Quixote / Till Eulenspiegel Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After two memorable recordings devoted to Mahler's Third and Fifth symphonies, François-Xavier Roth continues his exploration of the major works premiered by the Gürzenich Orchestra. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Cello Sonatas / Hungarian Dances Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2018 ] Pianist Alexandre Tharaud and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras are long-established as a duo team, but this is the first time that Queyras has joined Tharaud for an Erato recording. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios Nos 3 & 5 Geister (with Hummel-Piano Trio No 4) Andreas Staier (pianoforte) Daniel Sepec (violin) Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Oct/2007 ] "Anyone who has heard and admired Andreas Staier's bracing performances of 18th- and early-19th-century solo piano works, on a variety of historically appropriate keyboards, will be at home with this highly charged chamber-music playing." (The Guardian) |