Sunwook Kim – Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:30 minutes | 1,02 GB | Genre: Classical
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Large industrial complexes, built of solid brick tell the story of industrialization of 19th century Leipzig. Where spinning wheels once rattled, chimneys smoked and thousands of workers carried out their daily work, new life has moved in over the past few years. Today, former factories are home to artists’ studios, galleries and manufactories. The term “industrial culture” is taken literally here.
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Clara-Jumi Kang & Sunwook Kim – Beethoven: Violin Sonatas (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 04:03:30 minutes | 4,15 GB | Genre: Classical
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Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 10 violin sonatas between 1797 and 1812. The Sonatas No. 1 to No. 9 were written between 1797 and 1803 before almost ten years passed until his Opus 96. The composer premiered all his early piano works himself, which might be why he called them “Sonatas for Pianoforte and Violin”. In the spirit of W. A. Mozart’s redefinition of the genre, who elevated the violin from its previously only accompanying role, and in spite of today’s common designation as “violin sonatas,” both instrumental parts in Beethoven’s sonatas are on an equal musical footing.
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Amihai Grosz & Sunwook Kim – Schubert, Shostakovich & Pártos (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:19 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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Fascinated by the viola, which he chose at the age of eleven after learning the violin for six years, Amihai loves the sound of his instrument, which is so close to the human voice. He also likes the ambivalence of its timbre, midway between the violin and the cello, which in a sense reflects his own musical education in Israel, with its combination of Mediterranean influences and Russian and Germanic traditions. Initially a quartet musician and founding member of the famous Jerusalem Quartet, Amihai Grosz now pursues a solo career while holding the post of principal viola of the Berliner Philharmoniker.
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