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Isabelle Faust

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Biography

Winner of the 1993 Paganini Competition in Genoa, German violinist Isabelle Faust (b. 1972) has demonstrated the breadth of her talents with a string of recordings and concerts. Invited to play at the greatest festivals and concert halls, she won a Gramophone Award in 1997 for her Bartok Sonatas , then went on to record the great works of the repertoire(violin concertos by Beethoven, Brahms and Dvorak) and those of contemporary composers (Janacek, Jolivet, Martinu). His two volumes of J. S. Bach's Sonatas & Partitas in 2010 and 2012 have been hailed by the critics. After a complete set of Beethoven's Sonatas for violin and piano , Isabelle Faust reunited with pianist Alexander Melnikov for a program devoted to Carl Maria von Weber, published in 2013. She then began a recorded trilogy devoted to Robert Schumann with the Violin Concerto (2015).
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  2.   Encke: Echoes for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (Live) featuring Boris Faust
  3.   Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: II. Andante featuring Isabelle Faust
  4.   Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo (Allegro) featuring Jiří Bělohlávek
  5.   Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: I. Allegro moderato, ma con fuoco featuring Isabelle Faust
  6.   Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: II. Très fougueux featuring Antoine Tamestit
  7.   Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: I. Très modéré featuring Antoine Tamestit
  8.   Mendelssohn: Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: IV. Presto featuring Isabelle Faust
  9.   Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto featuring Jiří Bělohlávek
  10.   Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: IV. Mouvement de valse bien rythmée featuring Antoine Tamestit
  11.   Enescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7: III. Lentement featuring Antoine Tamestit
  12.   Violin Concerto In D Major, BWV 1064R: II. Adagio
  13.   Violin Concerto In D Major, BWV 1064R: I. (Allegro)
  14.   Violin Concerto In G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  15.   Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo featuring Jiří Bělohlávek
  16.   Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: III. Finale vivace - Sehr Lebhaft featuring Alexander Melnikov
  17.   Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: II. Adagio - Langsam featuring Alexander Melnikov
  18.   Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: III. Adagio (Live) featuring Julian Steckel
  19.   Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129: I. Allegro - Nicht zu Schnell featuring Alexander Melnikov
  20.   Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: II. Scherzo. Allegro non troppo - Presto giocoso (Live) featuring Julian Steckel
  21.   Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: I. Allegro non troppo (Live) featuring Julian Steckel
  22.   Brahms: String Sextet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 36: IV. Poco allegro (Live) featuring Julian Steckel
  23.   Violin Concerto In G Minor, BWV 1056: I. (Allegro)
  24.   Violin Concerto In D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
  25.   Violin Concerto In D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
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