Roberts, Rachel [Viola]

Duo, Trio, Quartet - Haydn: Piano Trio no 20; Rossini: Duo; Schubert: Death & the Maiden / Weithaas, Tetzlaff, Roberts, Posch

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in B flat major, H 15 no 20; Gioachino Rossini: Duo for cello and double bass in D major; Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D ...
Performers: Eberle, Veronika; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Helmchen, Martin; Posch, Alois; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Weithaas, Antje

Live recordings from Europe's most interesting chamber music festival, made in 2011, feature a mixture of well-known and upcoming artists of the highest quality....continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

Winds & Strings - chamber works by Spohr, Ibert, Janacek, Widmann / Leleux, Manz, Neunecker, Jensen, Arp Psoch, Donderer

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-09-11

Works: Louis Spohr: Nonet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, Op. 31; Jacques Ibert: Interludes (2) suivi de Carillion, for flute, violin & harpsichord (or harp) (from "Le Burla...
Performers: Arp, Julian; Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Bouskova, Jana; Brill, Shirley; Donderer, Florian; Hecker, Marie-Elsabeth [Cello]; Jensen, Dag; Leleux, Francois; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Manz, Sebastian; Neunecker...

A typical evening program from Europe's beloved chamber music festival, recorded live in 2011, features rarely-played jewels of chamber music. Works from various periods in...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany (Wasserkraftwerk, Hydroelectric plant (06/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Viola Sonatas Op. 120; Schumann: Marchenbilder / Rachel Roberts, viola; Lars Vogt, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 120/1; Sonata for clarinet (or viola) & piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 120/2; Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder for vio...
Performers: Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Vogt, Lars

Rachel Roberts is an up & coming viola soloist from the UK and a member of the Dante Quartet, which plays regularly at London's Wigmore...continue...
Recording information: Köln, Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal (05/2010)....continue...

Bach: Contrapunctus XI; Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 1; String Quartet Op. 132

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2011-08-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of Fugue, BWV 1080; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1
Performers: Pilsan, Aaron; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Weithaas, Antje

The 2010 Spannungen Festival focused on Beethoven, and the young artist-in-residence, Aaron Pilsan, is an outstanding pianist....continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Germany, Wasserkraftwek RWE POWER AG....continue...

2009 Spannungen Festival: Schubert, Widmann - Octets

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2010-08-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166; Jörg Widmann: Octet, for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass
Performers: Donderer, Florian; Eberle, Veronika; Jensen, Dag; Kawahara, Yasunori; Mahni, Sibylle; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; Weinmeister, Hanna; Wi...

Another exciting live recording from the 2009 Spannungen Festival and artistic director Lars Vogt! Jorg Widmann counts as one of the leading contemporary composers and...continue...
Recording information: Heimbach, Wasserkraftwerk (06/23/2009)....continue...

Dvorak: String Sextet, Op. 48; Schumann: 5 Stücke im Folkston; Schumann & Reimann: Fantasiestücke

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2010-08-10

Works: Antonin Dvorák: String Sextet in A major, B. 80 (Op. 48); Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op....
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Donderer, Florian; Lieberknecht, Andrea; Masurenko, Tatjana; Osborne, Steven; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; van Keulen, Isabelle [Violin]; V...

This wonderful live recording from the 2009 Spannungen Festival presents both Schumann's original and Reimann's arrangement of the Op. 73 in direct comparison, as well...continue...
Recording information: Wasserkraftwerk RWE Power AG, Heimbach, Germany....continue...

Chamber Music - J.S. Bach / Tetzlaff, Cantoreggi, Vogt

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-10-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Sonata for Violin and Harp...
Performers: Aoe, Hiroaki; Avenhaus, Silke; Cantoreggi, Muriel; Firkins, Angela; Gerstein, Kirill; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tamesit, Antoine; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Viersen, Quirine; Vogt,...

These live recordings from the 2008 Spannungen Chamber Music Festival feature extraordinary Bach interpretations by artists who do not regularly play in the early music...continue...

Octets for Strings - Mendelssohn/Enescu/Tetzlaff/Faust/Weithaas

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-09-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; George Enescu: String Octet in C major, Op. 7
Performers: Batiashvili, Elisabeth; Faust, Isabelle; Gowers, Katherine; Kam, Ori; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Tamesit, Antoine; Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]; Tetzlaff, Tanja; Viersen, Quirine; Wei...

Mendelssohn's octet for strings is most likely the crown of the genre, played here by superb chamber musicians. Conversely, the Enescu octet is an amazing...continue...

Wind Serenade & String Quartet - Dvorak/Leleux/Stegemann/Kam/Schneider

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2009-09-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for winds & strings in D minor, B. 77 (Op. 44); Quartet for Strings no 13 in G major, Op. 106/B 192
Performers: Aoe, Hiroaki; Cakar, Ozan; Jensen, Dag; Kam, Sharon; Leleux, Francois; Mahni, Sybille; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Rivinius, Gustav; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Schneider, Diemut; Schweigert, Stefan; Stegem...

The Serenade for winds is one of the most popular Dvorak pieces, played here in a stunning live performance from the 2008 Spannungen Festival. In...continue...

Messiaen: Chamber Works / Schellhorn, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-09-01

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Fantasie for Violin and Piano; Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Le merle noir; Piece for Piano and String Quartet; Work(s)
Performers: Clark, James; Cohen, David; Honore, Philippe; Roberts, Rachel [Viola]; Robson, Barnaby; Schellhorn, Matthew; Smith, Kenneth [Flute]

Marking one hundred years since the birth of the composer, Signum Classics are proud to announce the release of a collection of Messiaen's chamber work,...continue...

An Equal Music - Music featured in the novel by Vikram Seth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-08-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in C minor, Op. 104; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for St...
Performers: Brown, Iona; Buck, Peter; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hagen, Clemens; Hagen, Lukas; Hagen, Veronika; Hayroudinoff, Rustem; Honore, Philippe; Iwabuchi, Maya; Melcher, Wilhelm; Pendlebury, Sally Jane; Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields