Sheila Arnold
The Indian-born German pianist Sheila Arnold has been active on both modern and historical instruments, and indeed sees those instruments as symbiotic in her musical thinking. She is also a prominent German educator. Arnold was born in Tiruchirappalli, in southern India, on March 18, 1970. Her parents were Indian, and she has continued to make family and musical visits to that country. Arnold's mother was a student at Women's Christian College in Madras (now Chennai), and Arnold's talent on the keyboard was noticed; she had a German teacher in India, and she was sent to Germany at age eight for study. Arnold has continued to make Germany her home. First she studied in Berlin with harpsichordist and organist Ilse Schwartz in Berlin, and then, for eight years, with Heidi Köhler in Springe, near Hannover. At the age of 12 she gave her first public recital, and she moved on for studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hannover, working with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. Even as a teen, Arnold made appearances on most of West Germany's regional radio networks, and at 17 she made her debut with the Berlin Philharmonic. After that came appearances at other prestigious halls: the Philharmonie in Cologne, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, the Palau de la Música in Valencia, Spain, and the NCPA Concert Hall in Mumbai, among others. Playing fortepiano as well as a modern grand, she has collaborated with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Beethoven Orchester Bonn, and the Prague Chamber Orchestra, and she is also an active chamber player. Arnold recorded a Brahms recital for Avi-Music in 2006 and has continued to record for that label (as CAvi-Music) and for Naxos; an album of music by Debussy, Cage, and Takemitsu, Ecoutez!, appeared on CAvi-Music in 2018. Arnold has taught at her alma mater in Hannover and since 2005 has been on the faculty at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne. A unique feature of her career is that she has, with actress Uta Jacobi, developed the Wolferl Children's Music Theater, designed to introduce preschool and elementary school children to the harpsichord, fortepiano, and organ.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mel Bonis: Entre Soir et Matin
Sheila Arnold, Sandrine Cantoreggi, Michael Faust, Gustav Rivinius
Classical - Released by Cavi-Music on Oct 20, 2023
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 9; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel in B-Flat Major, Op. 24
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Oct 2, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Thème varié
Classical - Released by Master Arts Records on Apr 2, 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
P. Vasks: Flute Concerto - Flute Sonata
Michael Faust, Jyvaskyla Sinfonia, Sheila Arnold, Patrick Gallois
Classical - Released by Naxos on Sep 30, 2013
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Miniaturen für Klavier
Classical - Released by Edition zeitklang on Jul 1, 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
ECOUTEZ! Debussy, Cage & Takemitsu
Classical - Released by CAvi-music on May 18, 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Four Impromptus & Sonata in G
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Jan 22, 2016
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mel Bonis: Entre Soir et Matin
Sheila Arnold, Sandrine Cantoreggi, Michael Faust, Gustav Rivinius
Classical - Released by Cavi-Music on Oct 20, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Guitar & Fortepiano
Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, Sheila Arnold
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Feb 5, 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
ECOUTEZ! Debussy, Cage & Takemitsu
Classical - Released by Cavi-Music on May 18, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Four Impromptus & Sonata in G
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Jan 22, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
P.P.P Particularly Productive Pandemic
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Heart Songs Corporation on Sep 13, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
P.P.P. (Particularly Productive Pandemic)
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by ProMotion LLC on Apr 14, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Least The Lost and The Left Behind
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Heart Songs Corporation on Sep 13, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hands Wide Open
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Aslan Productions on May 18, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5; Klavierstücke, Op. 119 / C. Schumann: Romance in B Minor
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Nov 17, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28; Ballades Nos. 1 & 4
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin on Jan 10, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo