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Ensemble Wunderkammer

Description:

Featuring a previously unknown sonata by Heinrich Stiel,who taught the young Tchaikovsky organ at the St. Petersburg Conservatory!An ambitious album that shines a light on two musiciansHeinrich Stiel and Karl Schubertwho were highly acclaimed in the 19th century but are largely forgotten today. This album features Stiers *Cello Sonata, Op. 37*Stier served as an organ professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and taught Tchaikovsky , as well as *Nocturne in the Style of a Grand Elegy* and *Grand Sonata, Op. 43* by Karl Schubert, a renowned cellist who performed throughout Europe. Brought to life by the Berlin early music ensemble Wunderkammer using period instruments, these works vividly convey the rich musical culture and little-known creativity of the German Romantic era. This album holds great value as a rediscovery of forgotten masterpieces.COVIELLOCLASSICS