(1989) Es War Einmal… Double Concerto It had probably been initiated

It had probably been initiated by Ambrosius Profe

Rimski-Korssakows Hummelflug

His brilliant prize-winning performance of Beethoven’s 2nd piano concerto at the final concert is captured here in a live recording

This disc is the product of a co-production between the Clara Haskil Piano Competition

ECM (D) and Genuin (D) bear witness to his activities as a performer

(1989) Es War Einmal… Double Concerto It had probably been initiatedGone with the wind And yet still palpably with us as witnesses of a time long passed, these old melodies strike our ears as if they want to invite us to linger a moment. Are we happy? Were our forefathers also happy? What do these melodies rising from forgotten times, enrapturing us with their beauty, only to fade again wish to tell us? Perhaps they bring us in contact with an epoch which bestowed on man what he so often misses today: a little peace