Laura Fraticelli, Johannes Møller - Mertz: Guitar Duets (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Bardenklänge, Op. 13: Unruhe
02. Nänien Trauerlieder: No. 1, Am Grabe der Geliebten
03. Nänien Trauerlieder: No. 2, Ich denke dein
04. Nänien Trauerlieder: No. 3, Trauermarsch
05. Mazurka, Op. 40
06. Ständchen
07. Wasserfahrt am Traunsee
08. Grande fantasie concertante
09. Vespergang
10. Barcarolle, Op. 41
11. Impromptu
12. Bardenklänge, Op. 13: Tarantelle
13. Deutsche Weise


Johann Kaspar Mertz’s duets are unusual for combining a guitar with normal string length and tuning and a smaller instrument with higher tuning, the terz guitar. The rare chemistry of the two instruments reaches high degrees of virtuosity in The Rage but it is Mertz’s colorful depiction of scenes and moods, as in the impressionistic Boat Trip on the Traunsee, the Schubertian Serenade and the atmospheric Going to Vespers which commands our attention. The three elegiac Funeral Laments are amongst Mertz’s finest and most expressive pieces.

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