Altstaedt, Nicolas

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Carolin Widmann, Jorg Widmann, Nicolas Altstaedt, Alexander Lonquich

1 CD / Orfeo / 2013-01-29

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Lonquich, Alexander; Widmann, Carolin; Widmann, Jorg

In 2008, the ensemble performed Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the end of time at the Salzburg Festival. Composed in 1940 in a German prisoner-of-war camp,...continue...
Recording information: Osterreichischen Rundfunks Mozarteum (07/26/2008)....continue...

Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of The Sun

1 CD / ECM / 2012-02-21

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: The Lyre of Orpheus, for violin, percussion & string orchestra; Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Kremer, Gidon; Krimer, Rostislav; Pushkarev, Andrei; Sudraba, Marta; Zalupe, Rihards
Conductors: ; Sirmais, Máris
Ensemble: ; Kremerata Baltica

Sofia Gubaidulina's 80th birthday in October 2011 generated much press coverage around the world, appropriately stressing the uniqueness and the variety of her compositional approaches....continue...
Recording information: Lockenhaus Festival, Lockenhaus, Austria....continue...

Nicolas Altstaedt plays Wilhelm Killmayer & Robert Schumann

1 CD / Genuin / 2010-10-26

Works: Wilhelm Killmayer: Romanzen (5), for cello & piano; Bagatellen (8), for cello & piano; Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & pi...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Gallardo, José [Piano]

Recording information: Siemensvilla, Berlin (06/18/2010-06/20/2010)....continue...

Nicolas Altstaedt plays Concertos for Cello

1 CD / Claves / 2010-03-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33; Friedrich Gulda: Concerto for cello & wind orchestra
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas
Conductors: Joel, Alexander

Born in 1982, Nicolas Altstaedt has already established an international career, performing in Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia and the US. He was the first...continue...
Recording information: Ludwigshafen (Germany), Philharmonie (11/03/2008-11/07/2008)....continue...

Laureate Series: Cello - French Cello Sonatas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Gabriel Pierné: Sonata for cello & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 46; Expansion, for cello & piano, Op. 21; Caprice, for cello & piano, Op. 16; Nadia Boulanger: Pieces (3) for cello & piano; Vincen...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Gallardo, Jose [Piano]

Winner of the of the 2005 German Music Competition, the 2005 Stuttgart International Cello Competition and the 2006 Adam International Cello Competition, New Zealand, as...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (08/18/2008-08/20/2008)....continue...

Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival / Bashkirova, Gerstein [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-06-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in G major, K 496; Andante and Variations (5) for Piano 4 hands in G major, K 501; Elliott Carter: Esprit rude/esprit doux; Lauds (4); Johanne...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Barenboim, Michael; Bashkirova, Elena; Braunstein, Guy; Carruzzo, Madeleine; Eshed, Guy; Gerstein, Kirill; Helmerson, Frans; Hoffman, Gary; Kam, Ori; Martin, Mihaela; Plesser, Zvi...

The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival is renowned for an exceptional repertoire as well as unique meetings with first-ranking soloists who do not usually meet...continue...
Run Time: 164 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Subtitles: English, German, Frenc...continue...

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Portrait - Severin von Eckhardstein

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Franz Schubert: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94; Maurice Ravel: Miroirs; ...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Bielov, Andrey; Eckardstein, Severin von; Lieberknecht, Andrea

A discovery of a young German pianist and some unknown arrangements of Mozart piano concertos. This disc is part of the Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr....continue...

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr - Mozart, Variationen & Neue Klaviermusik

3 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-04-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano 4 hands in C major, K 19d; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint", K 455; Variations (8) for Piano in A major on "Co...
Performers: Altstaedt, Nicolas; Andaloro, Giuseppe; Bashkirova, Elena; Bielov, Andrey; Brendel, Adrian; Chamorel, Christian; Eckardstein, Severin von; Fellner, Till; Glander, Matthias; Hocker, Jurgen; Kharin, Vl...

This live recording from the 2006 Piano Festival Ruhr features rarely played Mozart pieces....continue...