JOHANNES BRAHMS / W. A. MOZART
Brahms / Mozart: Violin Concertos Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Wolfgang Sawallisch [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] Two great milestones in the discography of Frank Peter Zimmermann, one of the finest of German violin virtuosi. Graceful elegance marks his Mozart interpretation, while his Brahms is all virtuoso fire and dreamy, romantic rapture. |
LIGETI
Chamber Music (Incls trio for violin, horn & piano) Saschko Gawriloff (violin) Marie-Luise Neunecker (horn) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) / London Winds / Tabea Zimmermann (viola) [ Sony Ligeti Edition Vol 7 / CD - released 16/Feb/2008 ] György Ligeti was one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century. He stood with Boulez, Berio, Stockhausen, and Cage as one of the most innovative and influential among progressive figures of his time. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gerd Albrecht [ EMI / CD Box Set - released 27/Oct/2007 ] Frank Peter Zimmermann was born in Duisburg, West Germany, and started playing the violin when he was five years old, giving his first concert with orchestra at the age of 10. |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Harold en Italie (Harold In Italy) / Ballet Music from Les Troyens Tabea Zimmermann, viola; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "The feverish opening of the symphony's last movement which alternates the jagged orchestral writing with the more reflective viola. Themes are introduced and dismissed one after the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Sextets Belcea Quartet, Tabea Zimmermann, Jean-Guihen Queyras [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] BBC Music AWARD NOMINATION 2023 - CHAMBER |
TELEMANN / BARTOK / MOZART / HINDEMITH / BRAHMS / etc
Vivid Viola: Best loved classical viola music Ladislav Kyselák, Hong-Mei Xiao, Roger Chase, Roberto Díaz, Tabea Zimmermann, Heinrich Koll (Violas) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The viola is only slightly larger than the violin but possesses a middle range that is richly expressive and full of pathos. It has been played by some of the greatest composers, including JS Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Dvorak. |
PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev (incls Violin Concerto No.1 in D & Symphony No.1 in D Op.25) Martha Argerich, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Michel Baroff / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal [ Warner Classics 20th Century Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] "Rattle's...is a pretty stunning Scythian Suite, combining foundation-threatening pagan spectacle and heart-stopping beauty in ideal equilibrium. A terrific display, excitingly engineered" (Gramophone on the Synthian Suite) |
HERZOGENBERG / SCHUMANN / KLUGHARDT / WEISMANN
Song of the Reeds Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Markus Becker (piano) with Marie-Luise Neunecker (horn) & Tabea Zimmermann (viola) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 16/Feb/2012 ] The world's leading oboe player rediscovers his German Romantic roots. Albrecht Mayer is a master musician whose playing has touched the hearts of many fans. |
Zimmermann, Udo / SO Bayrischer Rundfunk ao.
Zimmermann, Udo - mv 05 ZIMMERMANN Udo, PaxQuestuosa [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
Zimmermann
Weisse Rose Gabriele Fontana, Lutz Harder; Instrumentalensemble München, Udo Zimmermann [ ORFEO / CD - released 5/Jan/1988 ] |
BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / FRANCK
Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 2 Tabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano) [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "Zimmermann sticks to his version and makes it work memorably… she mostly eschews any attention-grabbing portamento, and her tone acquires at moments an appropriate reediness… this lovely performance is imbued with that untranslatable Viennese quali |
GLAZUNOV / KODALY / KREISLER / LISZT / WIENIAWSKI / etc
Romance oubliée: Tabea Zimmermann Tabea Zimmermann (viola) & Thomas Hoppe (piano) [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Apr/2015 ] "Zimmermann and Hoppe capture the poetry of these works, in their hands free from sentiment and rich as short stories." (Observer) |
BACH / REGER
Solo - Suites For Viola Tabea Zimmermann (viola) [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "Supported by a wonderfully sonorous recording, her technically irreproachable performances convey a real sense of spontaneity and convincingly encapsulate the distinctive character of each movement, whether lyrical and intense or playful and vibrant |
HINDEMITH
Complete Viola Works Tabea Zimmermann (viola) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hans Graf [ Myrios SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "Zimmermann's first volume of a complete survey immediately takes its place among the very best, not least for the warmer, woodier tone that she produces and puts to such musically penetrating use." (Five Stars) Finalist BBC Music Magazine Awards |
BRAHMS / CJLARKE / VIEUXTEMPS
Sonatas for Viola & Piano Vol. 1 Tabea Zimmermann (viola) & Kirill Gerstein (piano) [ Myrios / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] "Zimmermann and Gerstein allow the music (Brahms) to unfold naturally in a gentle, autumnal account." International Record Review, March 2011 |
J. S. BACH / GYORGY KURTAG
Tabea Zimmermann Solo II Tabea Zimmermann (viola) [ Myrios / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Instrumental |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestrer, Alan Gilbert [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Nov/2016 ] "stunningly performed and recorded, Zimmermann's inspiring release on BIS deserves substantial praise." MusicWeb Feb 2017 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the world's leading violinists, admired not only for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence, but also for his versatility in a wide-ranging repertoire. His... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol.1 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] Since the mid-1980s, Frank Peter Zimmermann has earned recognition as one of the leading violinists, admired not only for his technical skill and interpretive intelligence, but also for his versatility in a wide-ranging repertoire. His extensive... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Trios Op. 3 & Op. 8 Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola) & Christian Poltéra (cello) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 22/Mar/2014 ] It is often said that Beethoven's three String Trios Op.9, together with Mozart's Divertimento, form the pinnacle of their genre - one which by the beginning of the 19th century would be almost supplanted by the string quartet. Be that as it may; it... |