Mayseder: Violin and Piano Thomas Christian & Sina Kloke

• Joseph Mayseder (1789 - 1863): Variations in A major on the Cavatina “Di tanti palpiti” from Tancredi, Op. 16:
• 1 Mayseder: Variations in A major on the Cavatina “Di tanti palpiti” from Tancredi, Op. 16 12:41
• Concert Variations in D major, Op. 43:
• 2 Mayseder: Concert Variations in D major, Op. 43 11:59
• Rondino in A major, Op. 36:
• 3 Mayseder: Rondino in A major, Op. 36 06:34
• Polonaise No. 5 in F major, Op. 19:
• 4 Mayseder: Polonaise No. 5 in F major, Op. 19 13:41
• Concertante Variations in G Major on the Aria “Welche Lust gewährt das Reisen” from Jean de Paris, Op. 14:
• 5 Mayseder: Concertante Variations in G Major on the Aria “Welche Lust gewährt das Reisen” from Jean de Paris, Op. 14 14:30
• Polonaise No. 1 in A major, Op. 10:
• 6 Mayseder: Polonaise No. 1 in A major, Op. 10 08:53
• Variations on the Song “Partant pour la Syrie” in D major, Op. 15:
• 7 Mayseder: Variations on the Song “Partant pour la Syrie” in D major, Op. 15 06:48
• Polonaise No. 6 in A major, Op. 38:
• 8 Mayseder: Polonaise No. 6 in A major, Op. 38 09:36
• Fantasy in E major, Op. 61:
• 9 Mayseder: Fantasy in E major, Op. 61 08:48
• Variations on the Romance “La Sentinelle” in C major, MV 68:
• 10 Mayseder: Variations on the Romance “La Sentinelle” in C major, MV 68 13:23
• Duo in E major:
• 11 Mayseder: Duo in E major, Op. 32 - I - Allegro moderato 08:55
• 12 Mayseder: Duo in E major, Op. 32 - II - Scherzo. Presto 03:17
• 13 Mayseder: Duo in E major, Op. 32 - III - Rondo 07:00
• Duo in C minor:
• 14 Mayseder: Duo in C minor, Op. 31 - I - Adagio – Allegro assai 09:14
• 15 Mayseder: Duo in C minor, Op. 31 - II - Andante 03:32
• 16 Mayseder: Duo in C minor, Op. 31 - III - Rondo. Allegro vivace 04:19
• Duo in G major:
• 17 Mayseder: Duo in G major, Op. 30 - I - Allegro 10:21
• 18 Mayseder: Duo in G major, Op. 30 - II - Adagio 05:01
• 19 Mayseder: Duo in G major, Op. 30 - III - Rondo. Vivace 05:59
• Total Runtime 02:44:31

Info for Mayseder: Violin and Piano

Joseph Mayseder took part in a performance of Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The Seven Last Words" in 1803 when he was only 14 years old. In later years, he played in numerous Viennese orchestras, including under the direction of Beethoven and Schubert, and was concertmaster of the Vienna Court Orchestra from 1830.

He composed numerous violin works and chamber music at a young age, primarily for his own performance. Mayseder's compositions were performed in thousands of concerts worldwide in the 19th century, including by artists such as Henri Vieuxtemps, Joseph Hellmesberger, Franz Liszt and Giovanni Bottesini; however, they are still considered an forgotten gems today. Vienna-based violinist Thomas Christian, who has already released recordings of the violin concerto and virtuoso works with string quartet by Joseph Mayseder, presents a cross-section of Mayseder's works for violin and piano on this double album with the versatile pianist Sina Kloke.

The works, all world premiere recordings, range from variations on opera arias to polonaises and fantasies to duos for violin and piano. The combination of virtuosity and unmistakable Viennese charm plays a central role in the interpretation of Mayseder's oeuvre.

Thomas Christian, violin
Sina Kloke, piano

Thomas Christian
was born in Linz. He currently lives in Vienna. He received his first violin lessons from Franz Toifl at the age of seven who was a student of Jan Mařáks. At the age of eleven he was the winner of an Austrian violin contest in Vienna. He studied with the New York violin pedagogue Theodore Pashkus and with Jascha Heifetz, pupil of Leopold Auer, in Los Angeles.

At the age of nineteen, he debuted with the first violin concerto in D major by Paganini in New York's Carnegie Hall. Since then, he has been performing in almost every country in Europe, the USA and Asia.

The artist was a guest of large orchestras such as Dresdner Philharmonie, BSO Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, MDR- Orchester, WDR Symphonie Orchester Köln, RSO Stuttgart, Staatskapelle Halle, Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonie, Königliche Philharmonie Antwerpen, Mozarteum-Orchester Salzburg, Wiener Symphoniker, RSO Wien, Slowakische Philharmonie, Slowenische Philharmonie, Zagreber Philharmonie, Belgrader Philharmonie, Brünner Philharmonie, Orchester Regio Emiglia di Parma, Stockholmer Philharmonie, Helsinki Philharmonische Orchester, FOK Orchester Prag, George Enescu Philharmonie, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philharmonic and Korean Philharmonic Orchestra Seoul.

He worked, among others, with conductors such as Christoph von Dohnanyi, Willem van Otterlo, Horst Stein, Kurt Sanderling, Milan Horvat, Argeo Quadri, Leif Segerstam, Cristóbal Halffter, Paavo Berglund, Heinz Wallberg, Leopold Hager, Hans Graf, Günter Neuhold, Uros Lajovic and Heinrich Schiff.

Thomas Christian was a guest at the Schleswig-Holstein Festival and the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, the Salzburger Festspiele, the Bruckner Fest Linz, the Korea Festival Seoul, the Dresdner Festspiele and the Bregenzer Festspiele, the Prager Frühling as well as the Wiener Festwochen and the "Musikprotokoll des Steirischen Herbstes".

His chamber music partners were among others: Bruno Canino, Jeremy Menuhin, Boris Pergamentschikow, Raphael Wallfisch, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Paul Badura-Skoda, Jörg Demus, Antti Siirala, Stefan Vladar, Paul Meyer, Heinrich Schiff and Cornelia Weiß.

Thomas Christian founded the Wiener Streichquintett, which has performed for many years in Europe, South America and Japan. Today, he directs the Thomas Christian Ensemble in a wide variety of different arrangements. He has made numerous radio and television recordings with the ORF, RAI and WDR, SWR, BR, SR and Norwegian Broadcasting as well as Radio Hilversum and numerous CD recordings as a soloist as well as chamber musician.

Thomas Christian is professor at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna and at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. Visiting Professor at the Tokyo University of Arts.

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