Seidel, Andreas

John Cage: Voice & Piano; Trombone & Piano; Violin & Piano / Anna Clementi, voice; Mike Svoboda, trombone; Andreas Seidel, violin

3 CD / MD&G / 2012-11-13

Works: John Cage: Four Walls, for voice & piano; A Flower, for voice & closed piano; Experiences no 2, for voice; She is Asleep, for voice, prepared piano & 4 percussion; The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Spr...
Performers: Clementi, Anna; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Happy Birthday! MDG has a very special gift in store for the hundredth anniversary of John Cage's birth: three recordings featuring Steffen Schleiermacher, the Cage...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (06/26/2007); Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen (06/26/2007); Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/01/2008)...continue...

Lampersberg: Bunte Steine (1928-2002) - Chamber works and songs / Julia Henning, soprano; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-09-11

Works: Gerhard Lampersberg: Songs (3) on poems of Thomas Bernhard, for voice & piano; Blumiade, for flute & piano; Jetzt, pieces (13) for piano; Trio for clarinet, violin & snare drum; Bunte Steine, for pia...
Performers: Henning, Julia; Kreher, Matthias; Mielke, Ralf; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas; Stopora, Stefan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Avantgarde

Heavy-duty chord series in the piano, breathtaking leaps in the voice part, and then silence returns: emotional oppositions collide head on in Gerhard Lampersberg's songs...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/27/2011-11/28/2011)....continue...

Morton Feldman: works for Violin & Piano / Andreas Seidel, violin; Steffen Schleiermacher

2 CD / MD&G / 2012-07-17

Works: Morton Feldman: Spring of Chosroes, for violin & piano; Extensions 1, for violin & piano; Extensions 3, for piano; Vertical Thoughts 2, for violin & piano; Vertical Thoughts 4, for piano; For Aaron C...
Performers: Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Steffen Schleiermacher and Andreas Seidel have gathered together pieces for violin and piano representing all of Morton Feldman's compositional periods, performed with flawless musical intuition....continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (11/16/2009-11/17/2009)....continue...

Wolfgang Rihm: Works for Violin and Piano / Andreas Seidel, violin; Steffen Schleiermacher, piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2012-01-31

Works: Wolfgang Rihm: Antlitz, sketch for violin & piano; Nachstudie, for piano; Phantom und Eskapade, fantasy for violin & piano
Performers: Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Recording information: Konzerthaus der Abtei Marienmünster (09/06/2010/09/23/2010)....continue...

Pettersson: Chamber Works with Violin

1 CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Allan Pettersson: Elegies (2) for violin & piano; Sonata for 2 violins no 7; Sonata for 2 violins no 2; Romanza, for violin & piano; Sonata for 2 violins no 3; Andante espressivo, for violin & piano;...
Performers: Chou, Chia; Seidel, Andreas; Yu, Yamei

Pettersson's first longer work, the Concerto for Violin and String Quartet, was performed in 1951. Although Pettersson for some time had received instruction in Paris...continue...

Cage: Violin & Piano

1 CD / MD&G / 2010-03-09

Works: John Cage: Six Melodies, for violin & keyboard; Two 4 for Violin and Piano/Sho; Nocturne, for violin & piano; Two6, for violin & piano
Performers: Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Steffen Schleiermacher’s recording of the complete piano works of John Cage has brought him his international breakthrough. These recordings earned the pianist numerous prizes, including...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/01/2008)....continue...

Mendelssohn: Symphony no 1 & 5, etc / Gollej, Fauth, et al

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 107 "Reformation"; Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95; Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 11
Performers: Fauth, Gerald; Gollej, Olga; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas

When a few musicians take on the task of a whole orchestra, the composer's excellence and the arranger's fine touch are brought to light -...continue...

SCENE Chamber Music of the Viennese School - Berg, etc

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-08-24

Works: Alban Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Pieces (4) for clarinet & piano, Op. 5; Josef Matthias Hauer: Pieces (4) for for violin & piano, Op. 28; Hans Erich Apostel: Sonatina for ...
Performers: Kreher, Matthias; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Avantgarde

Not all of these composers are directly linked to the Schoenberg - Webern - Berg Viennese school but the mutual similarities are striking. The Ensemble...continue...

Lourié, Roslavets / Ockert, Leipziger Streichquartett

1 CD / MD&G / 2004-03-23

Works: Arthur Vincent Lourié: Suite for string quartet (String Quartet no 3); Concerto Da Camera for violin & string orchestra; Nikolai Roslavets: Quartet for Strings no 3
Performers: Ockert, Christian; Seidel, Andreas

"The 1924 Suite of Lourie is actually his third quartet, written just after he had left Russia for Paris. It has elements of the baroque...continue...

SCENE Cage: Piano Music Vol 10 / Steffen Schleiermacher

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-11-26

Works: John Cage: Opening Dance (Entrance), for piano (for Sue Laub); Furniture Music Etcetera, for 2 pianos; Suite for Toy Piano, for toy piano or piano; Works of Calder, film score for prepared piano & ta...
Performers: Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas

Beethoven: String Quartets Op 18 no 3 & 6 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-10-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 6 in B flat major, Op. 18 no 6; Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
These are performances of exceptional finesse and integrity. Such qualities are immediately apparent at the opening of No 6 where, amid the...continue...

Mozart: String Quartets KV 458 & 465 /Leipzig String Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-07-23

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 17 in B flat major, K 458 "Hunt"; Quartet for Strings no 19 in C major, K 465 "Dissonance"
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

Beethoven: String Quartets Op 127 & 132 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2002-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fugue for String Quintet in D major Op. 137; Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

"These are excellent readings of the quartets Opus 127 and 132 recorded in a rather live studio. This quartet takes II of Opus 127 at...continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete String Quartets Vol 1 /Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-11-20

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 13; Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 12
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

A. Romberg: String Quartets Vol 2 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2001-03-27

Works: Andreas Romberg: Quartet for Strings in B minor, Op. 30/1; Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 16/2; Quartet for Strings in A minor, Op. 2/2
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

I often wade through many linear feet of CDs to come up with one album that is half as pleasing as this one. This is...continue...

A. Romberg: String Quartets Vol 1 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 2000-05-23

Works: Andreas Romberg: Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 1/3; Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 1/2; Quartet for Strings in E-flat major, Op. 1/1
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

"First-rate performances from the cultivated Leipzig Quartet." ***** -Wigmore, BBC Magazine...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartet Op 131 and 135 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1998-07-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipzig String Quartet

Fanfare
Best of all, the young musical understanding to Beethoven¦s stylistically most advanced and emotionally ambiguous string quartet.
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Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 9 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1998-01-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 11 in E major, D. 353 (Op. posth. 125/2); Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major (fragment), D. 32; Overture for string quintet in C minor, D. 8; Quartet for Strin...
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Rohde, Hartmut; Seidel, Andreas; Streichquartett, Leipziger
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

"With this ninth volume, the estimable Leipzig String Quartet...reaches the conclusion of what may well constitute a landmark undertaking: the first truly complete, integral recording...continue...

Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 8 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-10-21

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 5 in B flat major, D 68; Quartet for Strings no 4 in C major, D. 46; Komische Ländler (4) for 2 violins in D major, D. 354
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas; Streichquartett, Leipziger
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

"...MDG's recorded sound is splendid, and these CDs are highly recommended. Indeed, the Leipzig Quartet's series, when complete, may well prove to be one of...continue...

Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 7 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-08-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 7 in D major, D. 94; Quartet for Strings no 9 in G minor, D 173; Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 6 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-03-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major, D. 36; Quartet for Strings no 8 in B flat major, D. 112 (Op. posth. 168)
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Fanfare
The Leipzigers play with spontaneity, insight, and feeling; ... the recording is marvelous: the response to music is immediate, understanding, and sincere; the recorded sound...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartets / Leipziger Streichquartett

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-01-21

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 7 in F major, Op. 59 no 1 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings in F major, Hess 34/Op. 14 no 1
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Brahms: Clarinet Quintet, String Quartet no 2 / Leipzig

1 CD / MD&G / 1997-01-21

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115; Quartet for Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 51/2
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Leister, Karl; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

"...Leister's tone colour is exquisite, tuning is so right one ceases to notice it, phrasing has all the undulations and points of interest of the...continue...

Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 5 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-11-19

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 10 in E flat major, D 87/Op 125 no 1; Quartet for Strings in C minor, D 103 [fragment]; Quartet for Strings no 6 in D major, D. 74
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Classic FM Magazine
The playing itself has the kind of warm, mahagony texture... , while the interpretations are both considered and enthusiastic. The recordings are superb,...continue...

Adorno, Eisler: Works for String Quartet / Leipziger

1 CD / CPO / 1996-11-01

Works: Hanns Eisler: Quartet for Strings Op. 75; Prelude and Fugue on the name of B-A-C-H, for string trio, Op. 46; Theodor W. Adorno: Studies (6) for string quartet; String quartet; Pieces (2) for string q...
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Schubert: Complete String Quartets Vol 4 / Leipzig Quartet

1 CD / MD&G / 1996-09-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 14 in D minor, D 810 "Death and the Maiden"; Minuet for string quartet in D major, D. 86; Minuets (5) and Trios (6) for string quartet , D. 89; German Dances (5...
Performers: Büning, Tilman; Bauer, Ivo; Moosdorf, Matthias; Ockert, Christian; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Leipziger Streichquartett

Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Ensemble Avantgarde

1 CD / MD&G / 1995-08-22

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Scherzo in F major & Trio in A minor, for string quartet; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47; Johann Strauss II: Kai...
Performers: Kammer, Salome; Schleiermacher, Steffen; Seidel, Andreas
Conductors: Zender, Hans
Ensemble: Ensemble Avantgarde