Houston Symphony Chamber Players & Christoph Eschenbach
Release Date: 08 September 2014
Label: Membran
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 885150338636
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
This 3CD set presents a reissue of critically-acclaimed recordings of chamber works by four major 20th century composers, Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and Messiaen. The music is performed by the renowned conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach, alongside members of the Houston Symphony Chamber Players - the group he founded when he was director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra between 1988 and 1999.
Highly-regarded German conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach won the Steinway Youth Piano Competition when he was only eleven years old and, at the age of 22, the International Music Competition of the ARD. Simultaneously he studied conducting and today he regularly conducts the major orchestras of Europe and North America. In 1993 Eschenbach was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit for his outstanding achievements as a pianist and conductor and since then he has gathered many more awards and prizes.
One of the highlights of Eschenbachs career was his time as music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra from 1988 until 1999. Within this period of time he founded the Houston Symphony Chamber Players. This acclaimed ensemble initially comprised of Christoph Eschenbach himself as conductor and pianist and key members of the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Three albums with recordings from the group, none of which have been available for a long time, are here being re-released on the Membran label. The featured works, by Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Olivier Messiaen, are universally considered to be 20th century classics.
Personnel: Houston Symphony Chamber Players, Christoph Eschenbach (piano/conductor)
Tracklisting
Ella Fitzgerald
Various Artists
Justin Furstenfeld
Sami Yusuf
Houston Symphony Chamber Players & Christoph Eschenbach
Celso Fonseca & Ronaldo Bastos
Piazzolla, Astor
Ulita Knaus
Josef Krips; Various Orchestras
Josef Krips
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Brussels Philharmonic, Kazushi Ono
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Robert Kruzik
Sibylle Mahni; Andreas Spering; Brandenburger Symphoniker
