Schumann Works for Cello & Piano, Killmayer Romances, Bagatelles : Altstaedt(Vc)Gallardo(P)

works for cello and piano

Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927)
Funf Romanzen fur Violoncello und Klavier (1989)

Robert Schumann (1819-1856)
Drei Romanzen, op. 94
Funf Stucke im Volkston fur Violoncello und Klavier, op. 102

Wilhelm Killmayer (*1927)
Acht Bagatellen fur Violoncello und Klavier (1990/91)

Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Jose Gallardo, piano

Recorded 06/2010

After his Haydn cello concertos CD released on GENUIN was widely acclaimed by listening audiences and critics alike, the exceptional cellist Nicolas Altstaedt has now released his next CD on the Leipzig-based label. This time, in an intimate recording of chamber music works, he reveals his tremendous versatility?together with pianist Jose Gallardo he lets the boundaries between musical periods fade away. In the sensational premiere recording, the duo partners give a soulful rendition of Wilhelm Killmayer’s Romances and Bagatelles and in Schumann’s late works unfold such expansive lines that you hardly dare to draw a single breath. This is a major production of minor masterpieces. ( GENUIN )