Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 / Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra , K75 / Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5, 1929 Orchestral Version (Remastered) Amati-Ensemble

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113:
• 1 Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: I. Allegro non troppo 08:39
• 2 Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: II. Molto adagio 09:10
• 3 Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113: III. Allegro assai 07:01
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Concerto in D for String Orchestra, K75:
• 4 Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra, K75: I. Vivace 05:31
• 5 Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra , K75: II. Arioso. Andantino 02:35
• 6 Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra, K75: III. Rondo. Allegro 03:08
• Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version):
• 7 Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version): I. Heftig bewegt 02:48
• 8 Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version): II. Sehr langsam 02:52
• 9 Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version): III. Sehr lebhaft 00:38
• 10 Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version): IV. Sehr langsam 02:03
• 11 Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5 (1929 Orchestral Version): V. In zarter Bewegung 03:43
• Total Runtime 48:08

Info for Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113 / Stravinsky: Concerto in D for String Orchestra , K75 / Webern: 5 Movements, Op. 5, 1929 Orchestral Version (Remastered)

The Amati-Ensemble Berlin is a conductorless, stand-up group of 11 string players, made their debut in 1965 at the Berlin High School of Music. They didn’t want to bind themselves to a particular composer, a style or epoch, but merely to use as a means of expression the stringed instrument in the most noble form created by Italian violin maker Amati. They drew on artistically significant and vital works from Bach to contemporary composers, and on less frequently played chamber works from the Romantics to Schoenberg and Shostakovich.

Amati Ensemble

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The Amati Ensemble
is the brainchild of the highly acclaimed violin virtuoso, Gil Sharon. A greatly acclaimed soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician, Gil Sharon garnered many international solo prizes and has performed with legendary musicians from Shlomo Mintz to the Borodin Quartet. As professional musicians the world over attest, Gil Sharon’s ability to excel as a chamber musician, orchestral leader and soloist of great merit put him in the coveted category of star-musicians at the very top of a competitive vocation.

Since its inception in 1992, the Amati Ensemble has met with great succes throughout Europe. Many well-known soloists including Shlomo Mintz, Jeremy Menuhin, Nobuko Imai, Tabea Zimmermann, Boris Berman, Peter Frankl, Jaap van Zweden and Hans de Vries have performed with the Amati Ensemble. In 1993 the ensemble released its debut CD featuring the works of W.A. Mozart and Spohr. Since then several more discs have been released, including the works of Clara Schumann, George Frideric Handel, W.A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn and Schubert. In August 1994, the Amati Ensemble met with great critical acclaim at the Old Krakow Festival in Poland. Since that time, invitations to perform in Canada, Greece, Israel, France, Germany and Spain have followed. In the last 5 years the Amati Ensemble toured Canada, Israel, France, Czech Republic and other European countries.

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