Lea Birringer, Esther Birringer – Grieg, Liszt & Franck: Lifelines (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:00:50 minutes | 598 MB | Genre: Classical
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Franz Liszt forms not only the centre point of Lea & Eather Birringer’s recital, he also is the central figure that draws together Grieg– of whom he was very supportive, and Cesar Franck, whose development of germinal motifs to create large scale complex movements was a direct influence of the Hungarian master.
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Lea Birringer & Esther Birringer – Di Tanti Palpiti (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:45 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
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In contrast to their debut album of sonatas by Franck & Grieg, violinist Lea Birringer with her pianist sister Esther offer a sparkling virtuosic recital of some of the most famous showpieces for violin and piano in the repertoire.
From serious to light-hearted, these works are a test of a violinist’s technical prowess as well as being great fun to listen to, especially when performed with such artistry as displayed on this new album.
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Esther Birringer – Once Upon a Time (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:50 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: Classical
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Esther Birringer has chosen three great Russian ballets for her recital album. All three have great stories – drama, love and tragedy in the case of Petrushka and Romeo & Juliet, and fantasy in The Nutcracker, which is based on a tale by ETA Hoffman. Tchaikovsky’s suite from ballet was arranged for piano by Mikhail Pletnev. Prokofiev, a superb pianist, arranged numbers from his ballet Romeo & Juliet for piano, and Stravinsky took three sections from his ballet Petrushka and created the Three Pieces – it is a superb showcase for any pianist and makes great demands upon the performer.
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Esther Birringer – Debussy (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:41 minutes | 947 MB | Genre: Classical
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For her second solo recital album for Rubicon, Esther Birringer turns to Debussy with a recital that includes both books of his Images. Composed in 1901-5 (book 1) and 1907 (book 2), the composer was very pleased with Images, writing about the first set: “Without false pride, I feel that these three pieces hold together well, and that they will find their place in the literature of the piano… to the left of Schumann, or to the right of Chopin.”
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