Duo Tal & Groethuysen

The Israeli pianist Yaara Tal (* February 27, 1955 in Kfar Saba ) and the German pianist Andreas Groethuysen ( born September 2, 1956 in Munich) include as a duo Tal & Groethuysen internationally the most famous piano duos of our time.

Biography

Yaara Tal received her education in Israel Ilona Vincze and Arie Vardi, before she went to Germany to complete her studies with Hugo Steurer and Ludwig Hoffmann. Andreas Groethuysen, son of Herbert Groethuysen studied with Ludwig Hoffmann and in London with Peter Feuchtwanger.

Since 1985, the two occur worldwide as a piano duo and have since been in the most important centers of musical life (eg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Berlin, Teatro alla Scala, Tonhalle Zurich ) and at prestigious festivals (such as the Ruhr Piano Festival, a piano festival La Roque d ' Anthéron, Salzburg Festival ) establish.

In addition, they have made ​​a name internationally by numerous CD productions. In the Sony Classical label, they released since the late 80's not only the images with the central works of the piano literature, but also lesser-known composers devoted themselves. For their recordings has received numerous awards, including the Prize of the German Record Critics' Award, the Echo Klassik and the Cannes Classical Award.

Discography

  • Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung, Duo Tal & Groethuysen 2013
  • THE TIME - Pleasure Edition Piano [ Box Set], Duo Tal & Groethuysen 2012
  • Vaughan Williams - Concerto for Two Pianos & Orchestra, Duo Tal & Groethuysen 2012
  • Romantic Piano Music - for Four Hands [ Box Set], Duo Tal & Groethuysen June 2012
  • Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances op.46, op.72, Duo Tal & Groethuysen 2011
  • Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 Schubert - 20 Landler, Arranged for Piano 4 Hands by Brahms, Duo Tal & Groethuysen 2011
  • Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg Variations ( arr. for two pianos by J.Rheinberger and Max Reger ) 2009
  • Johannes Brahms, Reinhard Febel, Max Reger - Choral préludes - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 2008
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Complete Works for 2 Pianists ( 3 vol ) - Echo - Award of the German Phono Academy in 2005 and 2007
  • Max Reger - Suite Op. 16 / Six Pieces Op. 94 - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 2004
  • Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms - Inspiration & Adoration - Works for Piano 4 hands
  • Children's Corner - Four Hand Piano Works by Georges Bizet, Jean Francaix, Ottorino Respighi, Walter Gieseking, Joseph Dichler - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 2002
  • Charles Koechlin - Works for Piano 4 Hands - Echo Prize from the German Phono Academy 2001
  • Richard Wagner - Transcriptions for piano four hands
  • Franz Schubert - Complete Works for Piano Four Hands (7 Vol ) - Echo - Award of the German Phono Academy 1997 - Cannes Classical Award 1998
  • Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dances, Waltz
  • Louis Theodore Gouvy - Works for Piano 4 Hands - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 1994
  • Felix Mendelssohn -Bartholdy - Piano Music for 4 Hands - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 1993
  • Max Reger - piano four hands - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 1992
  • Antonín Dvorak, Anton Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff - Works for Piano 4 hands
  • Carl Czerny - Works for Piano 4 Hands - Prize of the German Record Critics' Award 1992
  • Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Works for Piano 4 Hands - Label: Koch / Schwann
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