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Esther Schöpf, violin & Norbert Groh, piano
The Duo Esther Schöpf and Norbert Groh is renowned for its diversity and liveliness - its broad repertoire spanning nearly all musical genres from classical concerts to so-called „easy-listening“ music.
Besides their own performances, Esther and Norbert regularly work together on numerous projects with theaters, film-makers, performance artists and also compose music for radio plays. Over the past years they have arranged the music for over 40 features and plays for the "Bayerische Rundfunk" - including the six-part series "Die Kinder der Manns" (The Children of the [Thomas] Mann Family) which also appeared as an audiobook.
One of the Duo´s latest CD production „Begegnungen“ (Encounters) under the label „Stringendo“ (www.stringendo-music.de); under which they have also collected and recorded numerous chamber music works suitable for young aspiring musicians.
Selection from the Duo´s concert repertoire:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonatas for violin and cembalo in F minor, BWV 1018 & in C minor, BWV 1017
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatas for piano and violin: op.12/no.1 - op.24/F major - op.47 "Kreutzer Sonate"
Johannes Brahms
Sonatas for piano and violin: op.78 - op.100 - op.108 - Scherzo
Antonin Dvorak
Romantic Pieces, op.75 & Sonatina in G major, op.100
Cesar Franck
Sonata for piano and violin in A major
Reynaldo Hahn
Romance in A major
George Frideric Handel
Sonata for violin (and basso continuo) in D minor, HWV 359a
Fritz Kreisler
Diverse pieces for violin and piano (e.g. Syncopation & March Miniatur Viennoise)
G. Pugnani-Kreisler
Prelude and Allegro
W. A. Mozart
Sonatas for violin and piano: in G major, KV 301, in E minor, KV 304, & in F major, KV 377
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Sonata for violin and piano in F major
Moritz Moszkowski
Spanish Dances
Astor Piazzolla
Milongas and Tangos for violin and piano
Franz Schubert
Sonatinas for piano and violin, op.137 & Sonata in A major, D574
Robert Schumann
Sonata for piano and violin, op. 105
George Perlman
Ghetto Sketches & Suite Hebraique for violin and piano
Antonio Vivaldi
Sonatas, op. 2