Annegret Kuttner piano
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Variations F Major op. 66
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata A Major op. 69
Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata "Kreutzer" op. 47
(Version for Cello by Carl Czerny)
Adagio sostenuto - Presto
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Robert Schumann: "5 Pieces in Folk style" op. 102
Lili Boulanger: "D'un Soir Triste"
Sergei Rachmaninoff: "Vocalise" op. 34
„Annegret Kuttners Spiel ist von hoher Professionalität und Perfektion,
von ansteckender, elektrisierender Musizierfreude und von großer stilistischer Sicherheit in der
Interpretation geprägt.“
Sächsische Zeitung
„Kuttner’s light-fingered playing was impressive for its airy clarity.”
Irish Times
"... Mit ... Peter Bruns und Annegret Kuttner ... brillierten zwei Solisten von
internationalem Rang. Da perlte am Klavier ein federleichter Beethoven durch den Saal, und
Peter Bruns konnte die feinen Nuancen seines Spiel wunderbar sensibel entfalten..."
Dewezet
"This is French Romanticism with large, structurally sound but deceivingly rhapsodic, and it takes
very fine players to maintain strength of line while letting the hair down a little in the more florid
passages. Peter Bruns and Annegret Kuttner are two such players. Bruns of course is one of the
finest cellists in the world….. Kuttner has the flying fingers that move harp-like over the keys while
never letting the underlying pulse lose step with the undeniably firm rhythmic impetus. The sound
is excellent, with fine local ambiance that lets the instruments sing without seeming to penetrate
their personal spaces. This is labeled as Volume 1 of "French Works for Cello and Piano," so we all
have a lot to look forward to….."
Fanfare Magazin
"There is no better way to state this than straightforwardly: The rendition of the Third Cello Sonata
in A major, Op.69 was a magnificent performance. I have heard Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax
present it - and they made a wonderful recording back in the 1970s - but they were pale
shadows compared to these players. This is one the greatest pieces in all of Beethoven, written
at the same time as the "Ghost" trio and the Fifth and Sixth symphonies. Just moments into the
high main theme of the Allegro ma non tanto, featuring once again that intensely vibrating A
string, I knew this was going to be a wild ride. Beyond considerations of pure beauty of sound,
the pair did not shy away from fast, challenging tempi, nailing the complex syncopations of the
Scherzo with pinpoint accuracy (brava, Ms. Kuttner!)."
The New York Sun
“Their (Vierne and Widor) works for cello and sonata have not panned out to be cornerstones
of the repertoire, however, and a performance of these works would need to be extremely
powerful to warrant their inclusion on Volume 1. That is precisely what cellist Peter Bruns and
pianist Annegret Kuttner pull off. Their playing is entirely captivating and by the end of the
album, one may wonder why these works are not performed more frequently….. The most
stunning aspect of the duo's playing is in the delicacy and tenderness of their slow passages,
particularly the outer movements of Widor's Suite.
Their almost breathless, whispering playing is sure to keep listeners on the edge of their seats,
and keep us waiting with great anticipation for the release of Volume 2.
Allmusic
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