Viersen, Quirine

Weil, Pfitzner, Barber: Sonatas for cello & piano / Quirine Viersen: cello; Silke Avenhaus: piano

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Kurt Weill: Sonata for cello & piano; Hans Pfitzner: Sonata for cello & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Samuel Barber: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Viersen, Quirine

Recording information: Frits Philips zaal, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (06/06/2006-06/08/2006)....continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 102; Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 / Quirine Viersen, cello; Silke Avenhaus, cello

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Pi...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Viersen, Quirine

The combination of cello and piano has long been a favored choice among composers. Detailing a selection of works by two of the world's greatest;...continue...
Recording information: De Nieuwe Veste Breda, The Netherlands (04/09/1999-04/10/1999)....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...

Glière: Concertos for Cello & Horn [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / Talent Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Reinhold Glière: Concerto for Cello in D, Op. 81; Concerto for Horn in B flat major, Op. 91
Performers: Erkalp, Eliz; Viersen, Quirine
Conductors: Soustrot, Marc

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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...

Inspired by... Beethoven, Martinu, Hindemith

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in G major on a Theme by Handel, WoO 45; Variatio...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Viersen, Quirine

Brahms, Hummel, Chopin

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in E minor, Op. 38; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Sonata for cello & piano in A major, Op. 104; Frédéric Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise for...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Viersen, Quirine

Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, etc / Viersen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Symphony no 60 in C major ("Il distratto"), H. 1/60; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, Op 101/H 7b no 2
Performers: Viersen, Quirine
Conductors: Vriend, Jan
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Rising cello star Quirine Viersen performs Haydn's two elegant cello concertos with the period instrument Combattimento Consort, who also perform the prolific classical master's witty...continue...

Korngold: Violin Concerto Op 35 / Schmid, Ozawa, Wiener PO

1 CD / Oehms / 2005-11-08

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Das Wunder der Heliane, opera, Op. 20; Much Ado About Nothing, Four Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 11; Suite for 2 Violins, Cello an...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Früwirth, David; Schmid, Benjamin; Sigfridsson, Henri; Viersen, Quirine; Weinmeister, Hanna
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Lux Aeterna - Duruflé, Poulenc, / Dijkstra, The Gents

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-06-14

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Notre Père, Op. 14; Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11; Francis Poulenc: Petites prières (4) de Saint Franç...
Performers: Delemarre-Werner, Isabel; Groot, Kees de; Heijst, Titia; Hermans, Frank; Jonkers, Susan; Marquez, Marian; Meij, Mariska van der; Pranger, Patrick; Stotijn, Christianne; Strijk, Marjon; Viersen, Quiri...
Conductors: Dijkstra, Peter
Ensemble: The Gents

With their unique sound and broad repertoire ranging from medieval chansons to pop, The Gents, led by Peter Kijkstra, are fast becoming one of the...continue...