In Memoriam Françoise Groben

These recordings are a profound testimony to Françoise Groben's astonishing commitment to music, the large number of her international recitals and her encounters with the most important artists of her time. As she rarely had the time (or inclination?) to go into a recording studio, these live recordings keep her memory alive: some of them are of professional quality, others are remarkably good amateur recordings which we have remastered especially for this release remastered especially for this release. Overall, they convey their deep sense of emotion, expressiveness and technical perfection in a tangible dialog with their audience. (Holger Siedler, sound engineer)

Robert Schumann (1810-1856) , Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893) , Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) , Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) , Sofia Gubaidulina (geb. 1931) , Dmitri Schostakowitsch (1906-1975) , Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) , Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) , Franz Schubert (1797-1828) , Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) , Claude Debussy (1862-1918) a.o.

• Bach, J S: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009
• Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 'The Ghost'
• Beethoven: Variations (7) on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
• Bloch, E: Schelomo
• Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
• Brahms: Feldeinsamkeit, Op. 86 No. 2
• Brahms: Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4
• Brahms: Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1
• Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
• Debussy: Cello Sonata
• Debussy: Il pleure dans mon cœur (No. 2 from Ariettes Oubliées)
• Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
• Fauré: Élégie in C minor, Op. 24
• Gubaidulina: Sieben Worte for cello, bayan and strings
• Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy Tale) for Cello and Piano
• Lutosławski: Grave
• Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
• Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
• Schnittke: Cello Sonata No. 1
• Schoenberg: Die eiserne Brigade
• Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774
• Schubert: Ave Maria, D839
• Schubert: Nacht und Träume, D827
• Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D929 - 2nd movement
• Schubert: Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4
• Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op. 70
• Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
• Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40
• Tchaikovsky: Nocturne, Op. 19 No. 4
• Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso, Op. 62