Beethoven/ Uys/ Schoeman - Symphonies 1SOMM Recordings announces the launch of a major six volume series of Franz Xaver Scharwenka's transcriptions of Beethoven Symphonies featuring the label debut of the Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman Piano Duo. Formed in 2010, the Duo began their in concert exploration of Scharwenka's four hand Beethoven transcriptions in 2015 and now bring that experience to disc for the first time. Volume 1 includes the premiere recording of Scharwenka's piano duet

the Green Mountain Project performed Monteverdi's works in New York

so it's always a pleasure to get him on disk or on stage with me

all residing in Sweden at the time of this recoding

of which he is artistic director and faculty member

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Some critics have likened his compositional style to that of Benjamin Britten and Maxwell Davies

Simple yet affecting

including lullaby renditions of Bob Marley

" The present release features works by Robert Buckley

mixing art forms is paramount

He's played a decade of ambitious

and ultimately came together to form the current group at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel