Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic - À Deux (2009)

Tracklist:
01. Tango loco (3:42)
02. La Pirouette (3:56)
03. À deux (3:05)
04. Singing Bird (5:14)
05. CiCi (4:16)
06. Some days (3:42)
07. Argentino (3:34)
08. Seven 4 (5:22)
09. Menuet (5:15)
10. Sentiment pour le beau (4:17)
11. Bordunarosa (3:46)
12. Valse Francaise (2:55)
13. Histoire d'amour (4:22)

As her instrument, the cello, would indicate, for a long time Asja Valcic’s career gravitated around the world of classical music. But within the classical venue she has had a diverse schooling. She obtained the basics at the music academy in her hometown Zagreb, then went on to study in Moscow at the Tschaikovsky Conservatory, in the USA at the University of Massachusetts, and in Germany at the Detmold College of Music. With such a wide variety of techniques and concepts under her belt, she went on to win the „Concours international de jeunes concertistes de Douai“ (International Competition for Young Concert Artists in Douai, France) in 1995. She played with some of the most important chamber music musicians ranging from players with the Brodski and Brandis Quartets to the Orlando, Melos, and the Alban Berg Quartet. Her recordings of...