Elsa Dreisig (soprano)
Olena Tokar (soprano)
Jacquelyn Wagner (soprano)
Roman Trekel (baritone)
Iddo Bar-Shai (piano)
Zlata Chochieva (piano)
Severin von Eckardstein (piano)
Igor Gryshyn (piano)
Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Matan Porat (piano)
Nicholas Rimmer (piano)
Jonathan Ware (piano)
Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano)
Veronika Eberle (violin)
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Christian Tetzlaff (violin)
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Gabriel Schwabe (cello)
Sharon Kam (clarinet)

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'

» Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring) (arr. Wilhelm Kempff)

Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV552 'St Anne' (arr. Busoni)

» Fugue

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Sonata no.4 in A minor, op.23

Berg, Alban

Fruhe Lieder (Early Songs) (7)

Brahms, Johannes

Clarinet Sonata no.2 in E flat major, op.120 no.2

Chopin, Frederic

Etudes (12), op.10

» no.5 in G flat major 'Black Key Study'

Etudes (12), op.25

» no.2 in F minor

» no.6 in G sharp minor

Couperin, Francois

Pieces de clavecin (selection)

Debussy, Claude

Images pour piano, Book 2
Prelude a l'Apres-midi d'un faune (arr. for piano)

Dvorak, Antonin

From the Bohemian Forest, op.68 B133

» no.5 Silent Woods (Waldesruhe), B182

Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) (7), op.55 B104

» no.4 Als die alte Mutter (Songs my mother taught me)

Franck, Cesar

Violin Sonata in A major

Granados, Enrique

Goyescas, op.11

» La maja y el ruisenor

Liszt, Franz

Romance oubliee, S132 (arr. viola and piano)

Mahler, Gustav

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

» no.11b Revelge

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Ruckert-Lieder (5)

» Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!

» Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Medtner, Nikolai

Elegies (2), op.59

» no.2

Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I, op.38

» no.6 Canzona serenata

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 6, op.67

» no.2 in F sharp minor

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Sonata no.32 in B flat major, K454

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Canon in E minor
Fragments, op. posth.
Oriental Sketch in B flat major

Ravel, Maurice

Miroirs

» Oiseaux tristes

» Une barque sur l'ocean

Reger, Max

Suites (3) for solo viola, op.131d

» no.1 in G minor

Schubert, Franz

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965
Sonata in A minor, D821 'Arpeggione' (arr. cello and piano)

Schumann, Robert

Marchenbilder, op.113

Scriabin, Alexander

Piano Sonata no.4 in F sharp major, op.30

Viardot, Pauline

Chant du soir
Mermaid's Song

Wagner, Richard

Elegie in A flat major
Wesendonck-Lieder (5), WWV91

Artists

About

When lockdown was imposed in 2020 many artists began streaming performances from their own homes. In response, pianist Francesco Piemontesi and director Jan Schmidt-Garre launched a concert series to showcase artists living in Berlin, given in the renowned Schinkel Pavillon with an expert technical team assembled at short notice. Fourteen concerts were held, without audiences, under the name Home Music Berlin featuring some of the world’s leading instrumentalists and singers. In addition, a documentary film captured rehearsals and private backstage scenes. This collection of performances is a testament to the resilience and solidarity of these artists during the pandemic.

Jan Schmidt-Garre studied directing with Rudolf Noelte, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and David Esrig and at the feature film department of Munich Film Academy. He graduated with a master’s degree in philosophy from the Jesuit University of Philosophy in Munich. He is general manager of PARS MEDIA and directed most of its films.

Pianist Francesco Piemontesi was largely responsible for starting the series of concerts. His recording with Maria Kliegel on 8572314 was praised by MusicWeb International: ‘young Francesco Piemontesi, also known for recordings of Robert Schumann, provides thoughtful…restrained accompaniment.’

Naxos artist and a laureate of numerous national and international competitions, Gabriel Schwabe is also featured in this production. His Brahms recording together with Tianwa Yang can be heared on 8573489: ‘Supported, again, by a precise and inspiring conductor, the two soloists join forces in a captivating dialogue. The consistency of the bows and the vibratos…as much as the balance between soloists and orchestra are a model of a kind. Superb’ (Diapason).

Includes a one-hour documentary and six hours of concerts

Live concerts streamed during March–May 2020 from the Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, Germany

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format:
- Documentary: AC3 stereo and AC3 5.1
- Concerts: AC3 stereo
Language: German
Subtitles: German, English, Japanese, Korean
Region code: 0 (worldwide)