Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Trio pour flûte, violoncelle et piano en sol mineur, op. 63

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Caprice sur des airs danois et russes, op. 79

August Klughardt (1847-1902)
Cinq fantaisies pour hautbois, alto et piano, d'après des poèmes de Nikolaus Lenau, op. 28

Alexander Krein (1883-1951)
Esquisse hébraïque n° 1 pour clarinette, 2 violons, alto et violoncelle, op. 12

Andrea Lieberknecht, flûte
Maximilian Hornung, violoncelle
Dina Ugorskaja, piano
Christian Wetzel, hautbois
Sharon Kam, clarinette
Jamie Bergin, piano
Hartmut Rohde, alto
Florian Donderer, violon
Anne Reszniak, violon
Pauline Sachse, alto
Tanja Tetzlaff, violoncelle

Spannungen Chamber Music Festival is one of the few musical events (2015) where one can stumble upon four rare gems such as these, hitherto almost entirely absent from concert repertoire. The flute sparkles in virtuoso passages, the piano tackles and overcomes daunting technical challenges, while the clarinet and the oboe play gracefully, “in the best manner”. One can clearly tell that these first-rate chamber musicians highly enjoy serving these jewels to their audience on a silver platter. This CD features an exciting discovery: the Sketches, op. 12 by Alexander Krein, who was the main representative of the Jewish Russian School in the early 20th century. Alexander Klughardt’s “Reed Songs” would be unimaginable without their obvious model, Schumann’s Fantasiestücke. Thus, this CD offers an unbroken chain of gorgeous as well as entertaining chamber music. The roster of artists appearing on this live concert recording also stands for the cosmopolitan, world-class level of Heimbach Spannungen Festival, founded 18 years ago by renowned pianist Lars Vogt.