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Takashi Nagamine

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Exploring the Classics with the FortepianoTakashi Nagamine is active in a wide range of fieldsnot only as a solo violinist, but also as a conductor and educator. This album features an ensemble performance with the fortepiano, an instrument whose sound, Nagamine says, has captivated him. The fortepiano used for this recording, built in 2012, is a replica of an 18th-century instrument made by Anton Walter. Walters instruments were highly popular at the time, and it is well known that Mozart himself owned one.The program features three of the most popular violin sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven. Against the backdrop of the elegant fortepiano soundwhich would likely have been heard in the salons of the composers timethe Stradivarius sings brilliantly in the 21st century.Meister Music