{"product_id":"ronald-brautigam-works-for-cello-piano-cd","title":"Ronald Brautigam - Works for Cello \u0026 Piano [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is well known that Felix Mendelssohn's sister Fanny was a highly talented musician, but fewer are familiar with the fact that there were two other musical siblings in the Mendelssohn family: Rebecka, a gifted singer, and Paul, a very competent amateur cellist. It is to Paul, a banker by profession, that we owe the existence of much of Felix's music for the instrument, which in spite of Beethoven's endeavours hadn't yet become firmly established as a duo partner of the piano. Fitting comfortably on a single release, Mendelssohn's works for cello and piano are here presented by Christian Poltera and Ronald Brautigam, who open with the Variations concertantes in D major, composed in 1829. Brautigam has recently released the composer's Lieder ohne Worte, performing them on a copy of a piano by Pleyel from 1830, and plays the same instrument on the present disc. Meanwhile, Poltera has chosen to equip his 1711 Stradivarius cello with gut strings, and together the two musicians and their instruments create a sound which is both flexible, transparent and vigorous - ideal for Mendelssohn's scores. The two substantial sonatas, composed in 1838 and 1843, are separated on the disc by a brief 'Albumblatt' and a Romance sans paroles in D major, the only 'song without words' that Mendelssohn wrote for two instruments rather than piano solo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Tema. Andante Con Moto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 1, -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 2, -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 3, Pi\u0026amp;ugrave; Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 4, Allegro Con Fuoco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 5, L\u0026amp;#39;istesso Tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 6, L\u0026amp;#39;istesso Tempo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 7, Presto Ed Agitato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariations Concertantes In D Major, Op. 17, Mwv Q 19: Var. 8, Tempo I - Coda. Pi\u0026amp;ugrave; Animato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45, Mwv Q 27: I. Allegro Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45, Mwv Q 27: II. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 45, Mwv Q 27: III. Allegro Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLied Ohne Worte, Op. 109, Mwv Q 34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssai Tranquillo In B Minor, Mwv Q 25\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 2 In D Major, Op. 58, Mwv Q 32: I. Allegro Assai Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 2 In D Major, Op. 58, Mwv Q 32: II. Allegretto Scherzando\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 2 In D Major, Op. 58, Mwv Q 32: III. Adagio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCello Sonata No. 2 In D Major, Op. 58, Mwv Q 32: IV. Molto Allegro E Vivace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7318599921877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.6.17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53704692138294,"sku":"458764","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0868\/2114\/2838\/files\/3740238.jpg?v=1771243477","url":"https:\/\/jeccascreations.com\/products\/ronald-brautigam-works-for-cello-piano-cd","provider":"Jecca’s Creations","version":"1.0","type":"link"}