CD´s
Most Weidenkam Castle concerts are available on compact disc. Proceeds of sales are used exclusively for scholarships, which allow some gifted, but fundless students to participate in the course (Weidenkam Culture Fund). If you are interested in a CD please send us an e-mail with your address. Listen to a sample using the player bar (title indicated on the right). The following recordings are available:
Opening Concert 2011
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Piano duo Ani and Nia Sulkhanishvili
W.A. Mozart: Sonata d major KV 381 for piano four hands
F. Schubert: Allegro in a minor "Lebensstürme" for piano four hands
..... SOUND SAMPLE: C. Debussy: Petite Suite for piano four hands (2nd movement: Cortège)
W. Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos
J. Brahms: Variations on a theme by Schumann op. 23 e flat major for piano four hands
S. Rachmaninow: from Pieces op. 11 for piano four hands
M. Ravel: Rhapsodie espagnole for two pianos
Encore
Opening concert 2008
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Ryu Saito, piano
L.v. Beethoven: Sonata e flat major op. 31 #3
..... SOUND SAMPLE: O. Messiaen: from Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus, Regard des Anges, Le Baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus
F. Liszt: Sonata b minor
Closing Concert 2006
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Piano duo Ketevan Sepashvili and Tamara Chitadze
W.A. Mozart: Sonata for 2 pianos d major KV 448
M. Ravel: La Valse
C. Debussy: En blanc et noir
S. Rachmaninow: Suite #2 op. 17
..... SOUND SAMPLE: J. Brahms: Waltz op. 39 #6 c sharp major, #15 a major
additional concert 2011
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Martina Küng, soprano; Christian Erny, piano; Elias Reichert, lecture
Songs and texts by Charles Ives
Songs my mother taught me
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Memories
Spring Song
On the Counter
An old Flame
Slow March
The Cage
A Sound of a distant Horn
Side Show
Walt Whitman
The Circus Band
Two little Flowers (and dedicated to them)
Mists
Berceuse
Like a sick Eagle
To Edith
A Night Song
Christmas Carol
Sonata for piano #2 »Concord Mass«: III The Allcotts
Things our Fathers loved (and the greatest of these was liberty)
guest concert 2011
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Dawid Jarzynski, clarinet, and Tamara Chitadze, piano
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano #2 in e flat major op. 120 (3rd mvt.)
F. Devienne: Sonata #1 for clarinet and piano c major
K. Penderecki: Three miniatures for clarinet and piano
Ch.-M. Widor: Introduction and rondo for clarinet and piano
K. Stockhausen: »Der kleine Harlekin« for clarinet solo
G. Verdi/L. Bassi: Fantasy on themes from »Rigoletto« for clarinet and piano
A. Piazzolla: »Oblivion«, version for clarinet and piano
guest concert 2010
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Kristine Sutidze, piano
D. Shostakovitch: Sonata for cello and piano d minor op. 40
R. Strauss: Romance f major
S. Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello and piano g minor
..... SOUND SAMPLE: C. Saint-Saens: from »Carnaval des animaux«: The Swan
guest concert 2009
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Tamara Chitadze and Ketevan Sepashvili, piano
Tobias Bührer and Jacqueline Ott, percussion
J.S. Bach: Two Duets (played on the marimba)
M. Miki: »Time« for marimba solo
F. Schubert: Fantasy f minor for piano four hands
N.J. Zivkovic: Valse serbe for marimba and piano
J. Delécluse: from »Cinq pièces brèves for percussion and piano«, selected movements
B. Bartok: Sonata for two pianos und percusson Sz 110
Encore: Ragtime (arr. for marimba and two pianos)
2nd Guest Concert 2008
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Jacqueline Ott and Tobias Bührer, vibraphone and marimba
A. Scarlatti: Sonata #8 c major
K. Abe: Michi
M. Glentworth: "Broken silence"
W. Roggenkamp: "African Blues"J.S. Bach: from Suite for cello g major BWV 1007, Prélude, Courante, Menuett, Gigue
N. Rosauro: "Lamento"
A. Piazzolla: "Oblivion"
..... SOUND SAMPLE: M. Burritt: "Caritas" (2nd mvt.)
M. Schmitt: "Ghanaia"
1st Guest Concert 2008
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Renate Turon, violin; Ketevan Sepashvili, piano
L.v. Beethoven: Sonata #3 e flat major op. 12
..... SOUND SAMPLE: F. Schubert: Fantasy c major D934 op.post. 159 (1st mvt.)
O. Respighi: Sonata b minor
F. Schubert: from Sonata g minor D408, Allegro moderato
Guest concert 2007
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F.A.E. Piano quartet
Keiko Suzuki, piano; Michaela Buchholz, violin; Mitsuko Nakan, viola; Hanno Simons, cello
J. Brahms: Piano quartet g minor op. 25
J. Suk: Piano quartet a minor op. 1
closing concert 2011
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Ryo Yasutake
Johann Sebastian Bach: from »The well tempered piano«, vol. I: Prelude and Fugue g sharp minor
Christian Erny
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy c minor KV 475
Tamar Kandelaki
Arno Babadshanjan: Toccatina #3
Eka Bokuchava
Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne #15 b flat major
Nino Kupreishvili
Franz Liszt: from »Paganini etudes«: #3 g sharp minor »La Campanella«
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Mari Tada
..... Claude Debussy: from »Préludes« vol. II: #2 Feuilles mortes
Tamar Midelashvili
Franz Liszt: from »Etudes d'exécution transcendente«: #9 Ricordanza
Ryu Saito
Franz Liszt: from »Années de Pèlerinage« 2ème année: 1. Sposalizio
Yoko Hirai
Ludwig v. Beethoven: from Sonata b flat major op. 22, 1st movement: Allegro con brio
Ani and Nia Sulkhanishvili
Maurice Ravel: La Valse (version for two pianos)
Closing concert 2010
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Ryu Saito
L.v. Beethoven: from Sonata c-minor op. 13 "Pathétique",
1st movement Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Miriam Moretti
C. Debussy: from "Préludes", Bd. I, Nr. 12 Minstrels
Beatrice Riederer
F. Mendelssohn: from Fantasie f-sharp minor op. 28, 1st movement Con moto agitato
Nicolas Mottini
J. Haydn: from Sonata Es-minor Hob. XVI:52, 1st movement Allegro
Yoko Hirai
M. Ravel: from "Miroirs", Alborada del gracioso
Christian Erny
F. Liszt: from "Années de Pèlerinage", Sposalizio Ana Gogava - S. Prokofiew: Toccata C-minor op. 11
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Ana Gogava
..... S. Prokofiev: Toccata op. 11
Ryo Yasutake
F. Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca Natia Janikashvili - F. Liszt: Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
Tamar Midelashvili
S. Rachmaninow: Elegie e flat major op. 3 Nr. 1
Ani und Nia Sulkhanishvili
M. Ravel: aus "Rapsodie espagnole" for piano for four hands, Nr. 4 Feria
Tamar Midelashvili, Ana Gogava, Ani und Nia Sulkhanishvili
A. Chatschaturian: Säbeltanz, arr. for 2 pianos per four hands
Closing concert 2009
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Sergei Kiselev
R. Schumann: Toccata C-Dur op. 7
Christian Erny
F. Schubert: From "Moments musicaux", Nr. 1 Moderato
Olivia Geiser
L.v. Beethoven: Fantasie op. 77
Milan Siljanov
A. Skrjabin: Etüde d-sharp minor op. 8 Nr. 12
Ketevan Sharumashvili
F. Liszt: Mephisto-Walzer
Tamar Midelashvili
F. Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu c-sharp minor op. 66
Marika Gelashvili
F. Chopin: Polonaise op. 53 Nr. 6
Ryu Saito
R. Wagner/F. Liszt: Isoldes Liebestod
Anna Reichert
J. Brahms: Ballade b-minor op. 10 Nr. 3
Ana Gogava
M. Ravel: aus "Gaspard de la Nuit", Ondine: Lent
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Nino Chokhonelidze
..... B. Bartók: from Suite op. 14, 3rd movement Allegro molto / 4th movement Sostenuto
Ani und Nia Sulkhanishvili
S. Rachmaninow: from 6 pieces for piano to four hands, Nr. 4 Valse
Closing Concert 2008
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Ryu Saito
W.A. Mozart: Variationen on an Menuett by Duport
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Tsotne Tsotskhalashvili
..... A. Skrjabin: Deux poèmes op. 32
Ai Kouyama
F. Poulenc: from "Improvisation", #1 b minor, #13 a minor
Ani and Nia Sulkhanishvili
S. Rachmaninow: from Suite #2 op. 17, Tarantella
Tamara Chitadze
C. Debussy: 3 Etudes
Anna Reichert
J. Brahms: from Piano pieces op. 119, #4 Rhapsodie e flat major
Mari Tada
F. Chopin: Fantasia f minor op. 49
Nino Chokhonelidze
S. Rachmanow: Etude op. 39 #9 d major
Ketevan Sepashvili
S. Rachmaninow: Etudes op. 39 #2 a minor, #4 b minor, #1 c minor
Closing Concert 2007
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Sergei Kiselev
J.S. Bach (arr. Busoni): Praeludium, Adagio and Fuge
Duri Collenberg
A. Schönberg: from Suite op. 25, Praeludium, Gavotte, Musette
Olivia Geiser
C. Debussy: from Estampes, "Jardins sous la pluie"
Tamara Elizbarashvili
S. Rachmaninow: Etudes op. 39/1, op. 33/3
Tamara Chitadze
L.v. Beethoven: from Sonata op. 2 #2, 1st movement
Giorgi Abuladze
S. Prokofiew: Sonata #3 op. 28 a minor
Gvantsa Zangaladze
F. Chopin: Scherzo #1 op. 20 b minor
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Ketevan Sepashvili
..... D. Scarlatti: Sonatas a major K24, d minor K213, C. Debussy: L'Ile joyeuse
Closing concert 2006
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Sergei Kiselev
J.S. Bach: Praeludium & Fugue e flat minor WTK I
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Tamara Chitadze
..... C. Debussy: 2 préludes
Olivia Geiser
L.v. Beethoven: from sonata op. 31 #2 d minor, 1st movement
Giorgi Abuladze
F. Chopin: Scherzo #4 op. 54 e major
Dominique Bertschinger
S. Prokofiev: from 2nd sonata op. 14 d minor, 1st movement
Ketevan Sepashvili
F. Liszt: Sonata "après une lecture de Dante"
Ryu Saito
F. Liszt: Sonett Petrarca 104
Luka Okrostsvaridze
S. Rachmaninow: from piano concert #2, 1st movement
Closing concert 2005
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Ia Kenkebashvili
J.S. Bach: from french Suite #1 d minor
Dominique Bertschinger
L.v. Beethoven: from Bagatellen op. 126
Ketevan Sepashvili and Tamara Chitadze
J. Brahms: Variations on a theme by Haydn op. 56b
Kristine Sutidze
F. Liszt: Ballade b minor
Miyuki Kawasaki
F. Chopin: Ballade g minor op. 23
..... SOUND SAMPLE: Nino Kopaliani
..... F. Chopin: Mazurka c sharp minor / Walzer e minor
Ketevan Sepashvili und Tamara Chitadze
W. Lutoslawski: Variations on a the by Paganini