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Norbert Hilger

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Following his smash-hit album *Unaccompanied Cello Sonatas & Partitas*, he has now performed Mozarts violin concertos on the cello!Following his best-selling album *Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Sonatas & Partitas* (VKJK0722), Hilger has now performed violin works on the cello. Hilger has also released albums featuring Bachs keyboard works performed on the violin and cello (VKJK0104 & 0206), as well as Piattis 12 Fantasias (VKJK0124), but now hes taken on the challenge of performing Mozarts violin concertos on the cello. The highlight is how he manages to fully realize on the cello the light, intricate phrases originally intended for the violin, yet Hilgers performance sounds so natural that one might think the pieces were written for the cello from the very beginning. The orchestra, a small ensemble of 17 musicians, delivers a highly refined, chamber-music-like sound.Tobu Land System