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Raphaela Gromes has received acclaim for her highly virtuoso, brilliant and passionately expressive cello playing. What also distinguishes this exceptional musician is her enjoyment of the musical treasure hunt. For this "Imagination", Raphaela chose imaginative music, music based on stories, on fairy tales. The wide selection includes a waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet music Sleeping Beauty, a fairy tale narration by Robert Schumann, the Evening Prayer from Humperdinck's popular fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee and other dreamy, magical and highly poetic pieces by Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847), Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and Franz Liszt (1811-1886).
"Imagination" also presents less-known works by David Popper, Paul Juon, and rarities like Märchenstunde by the composer Margarete Schweikert, and Forgotten Fairy Tales by the New Yorker Edward McDowell. Most of the pieces are newly arranged by Raphaela's duo-partner Julian Riem for violoncello and piano, but also for piano trio and for complementary harp and saxophone quartet. Raphaela Gromes recorded the arrangements with Julian Riem and musician friends such as Daniels Dodds (violin), Arcis Saxophone Quartet and Anaïs Gaudemard (harp).
Raphaela Gromes came up with the idea for this album during a hike in the spring of 2020 - when she came across a particularly enchanted place in a forest at dusk. "The sky was reflected in the pond, and the backlighting caused a magic glow to emerge around the reeds and flowers, as if elves and fairies were floating in the light above the water", Gromes says: "The Dance of the Elves by David Popper came into my mind. I was immediately inspired and full of energy, and when I got home, I immediately went in search of more music that would take me into the world of magic and fantasy". The album ends with The Shire from Lord of the Rings and Leia's theme from Star Wars are both recorded in a new version for cello and piano. © Sony Classical
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Julian Riem, Adapter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Daniel Dodds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem & Daniel Dodds, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Paul Juon, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
David Popper, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Claude Debussy, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Arcis Saxophon Quartett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Daniel Dodds, Violin, MainArtist - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Anaïs Gaudemard, Harp, MainArtist - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Leos Janácek, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Anatoly Lyadov, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Arcis Saxophon Quartett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Robert Schumann, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Daniel Dodds, Violin, MainArtist - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Franz Liszt, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Margarete Schweikert, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer - Julian Riem, Adapter - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Anaïs Gaudemard, Harp, MainArtist - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Edward MacDowell, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Edward MacDowell, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, Adapter, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Engelbert Humperdinck, Composer - Julian Riem, Adapter - Angela Chang, Cello, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Arcis Saxophon Quartett, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
David Popper, Composer - Julian Riem, Piano, MainArtist - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, Cello, MainArtist
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Howard Shore, Composer - Julian Riem, Adapter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Anaïs Gaudemard, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem & Anais Gaudemard, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
John Williams, Composer - Julian Riem, Adapter, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralf Kolbinger, Engineer - Raphaela Gromes, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raphaela Gromes & Julian Riem, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Album review
Raphaela Gromes has received acclaim for her highly virtuoso, brilliant and passionately expressive cello playing. What also distinguishes this exceptional musician is her enjoyment of the musical treasure hunt. For this "Imagination", Raphaela chose imaginative music, music based on stories, on fairy tales. The wide selection includes a waltz from Tchaikovsky's ballet music Sleeping Beauty, a fairy tale narration by Robert Schumann, the Evening Prayer from Humperdinck's popular fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee and other dreamy, magical and highly poetic pieces by Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847), Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and Franz Liszt (1811-1886).
"Imagination" also presents less-known works by David Popper, Paul Juon, and rarities like Märchenstunde by the composer Margarete Schweikert, and Forgotten Fairy Tales by the New Yorker Edward McDowell. Most of the pieces are newly arranged by Raphaela's duo-partner Julian Riem for violoncello and piano, but also for piano trio and for complementary harp and saxophone quartet. Raphaela Gromes recorded the arrangements with Julian Riem and musician friends such as Daniels Dodds (violin), Arcis Saxophone Quartet and Anaïs Gaudemard (harp).
Raphaela Gromes came up with the idea for this album during a hike in the spring of 2020 - when she came across a particularly enchanted place in a forest at dusk. "The sky was reflected in the pond, and the backlighting caused a magic glow to emerge around the reeds and flowers, as if elves and fairies were floating in the light above the water", Gromes says: "The Dance of the Elves by David Popper came into my mind. I was immediately inspired and full of energy, and when I got home, I immediately went in search of more music that would take me into the world of magic and fantasy". The album ends with The Shire from Lord of the Rings and Leia's theme from Star Wars are both recorded in a new version for cello and piano. © Sony Classical
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:45
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Raphaela Gromes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical - Sony Music
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2021 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
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