The Violin Sonatas Midori Seiler

• 1 I. Adagio 04:26
• 2 II. Fuga allegro 04:42
• 3 III. Siciliana 03:50
• 4 IV. Presto 03:43
• 5 I. Grave 04:04
• 6 II. Fuga 07:19
• 7 III. Andante 05:33
• 8 IV. Allegro 05:37
• 9 I. Adagio 04:37
• 10 II. Fuga 13:46
• 11 III. Largo 03:29
• 12 IV. Allegro assai 06:55
• Total Runtime 01:08:01

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Mit ihrer Einspielung der zehn Violinsonaten von Ludwig van Beethoven rücken Midori Seiler und Jos van Immerseel einen Werkkomplex des Komponisten in den Blickpunkt der historischen Aufführungspraxis, der bislang, von ganz wenigen Ausnahmen einmal abgesehen, fest in der Hand traditioneller Interpretationen auf konventionellen Instrumenten schien. Wie in seinen zuvor entstandenen Cellosonaten Op.5, so beschreitet Beethoven auch hier neue Wege und lässt in seinen Violinsonaten die beiden Partner von Anfang an auf Augenhöhe musizieren, auch wenn er noch die traditionelle Bezeichnung 'Sonaten für Pianoforte mit Begleitung einer obligaten Violine' verwendet, die auch Mozart und seine Zeitgenossen für Werke dieser Art gebrauchten. Die beiden herausragenden Interpreten bieten in ihrer Neueinspielung auf ZIG-ZAG TERRITOIRES nicht nur zahlreiche neue Klangerfahrungen, sondern überzeugen vor allem auch durch bemerkenswerte Musikalität und perfektes Zusammenspiel, die stets von mitreißender Spielfreude getragen sind. Seiler und Immerseel respektieren dabei selbstverständlich den ursprünglichen Notentext der modernen kritischen Ausgaben, nehmen diesen allerdings als Ausgangspunkt für ihr ausgesprochen kreatives Zusammenspiel, das nach so vielen Jahren gemeinsamen Musizierens längst perfekt funktioniert. Entstanden ist somit eine herausragende Aufnahme, um die man in Zukunft sicherlich nicht herumkommen wird, egal ob man nun für 'seinen' Beethoven historische oder konventionelle Instrumente bevorzugt.

Midori Seiler, Violine

Midori Seiler
Bavarian-German/Japanese daughter of two pianists, grew up in Salzburg, Austria where she started her musical education at the Mozarteum. Her further studies took her to Basel, London and Berlin. She was mentored by musical celebrities of the most different backgrounds including the 'modern' violinists Helmut Zehetmair, Sandor Végh, Adelina Oprean, David Takeno and Eberhard Feltz as well as the two Ancient Music specialists Stephan Mai and Thomas Hengelbrock.

As a member of the ensemble Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, Midori played an important role in the international breakthrough of this group. Playing also from the first desk, she participated in numerous recording projects. One particularly outstanding collaboration with dancer and choreographer Juan Cruz de Garaio Esnaola is the now globally applauded recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. This production, celebrated on stages throughout Europe, was published as a live recording on DVD and CD.

Since 2001, Midori is concert master of the orchestra Anima Eterna Brugge, which specializes in orchestral repertoire of the Classical, Romantic and Early 20th century eras.

Her discography including some prizewinning CDs is impressive, comprising the violin concerti of Mozart, Rimskij-Korsakoff's 'Sheherezade' as well as her own reconstruction of the lost violin concerto BWV 1052. Midori also released the Partitas for Violin Solo by Bach, the complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Beethoven, and the violin concerti by Haydn. A new CD of chamber music with Jos van Immerseel will be released in 2015.

Midori is rated one of very few specialists of the Historical Performance Practice who feels at home in various epochs; wether as a long-standing member of instrumental consort 'Concerto Vocale' wth Réné Jacobs performing in numerous productions of Early Baroque operas, interpreting the solo works of Bach at international festivals or being on well known chamber music stages with her duo partner Jos van Immerseel for the Classical repertoire.

Midori Seiler's musical passion ranges from performing Baroque violin concertos, as recently heard in a concert at the Bach Festival Leipzig with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, to playing the great violin concerti by Mendelssohn or Beethoven in collaboration with authentic orchestras such as Anima Eterna. Much in demand also as a leader of modern orchestras, Midori was a guest leader at the Budapest Festival Orchestra and at the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.

As an artist enthusiastic about education she has been leading the Schwetzinger Court Academy since 2013 with cellist Jaap ter Linden, teaching the music of the Southwesterm courts of the 18th century to the musicians of tomorrow. She has given Master classes in Brugge, Antwerp, Weimar and Stuttgart. From 2010 to 2013, she was professor for Baroque violin and -viola at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Starting October 2014, Midori Seiler was appointed professor for Baroque violin and -viola at the University Mozarteum Salzburg.

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