Jörg Widmann: Piano Music released on MDG. Jörg Widmann writes music that is both sophisticated and deeply moving. The highly talented and versatile virtuoso, Yubo Zhou, delves deep into Widmann’s world of sound with these four stirring piano cycles, revealing a whole cosmos of allusions and associations. Featuring Zirkustanze (Circus Dances), Elf Humoresken, and Intermezzi, a tribute to his love for Brahms.

Kristiina Poska and Flanders Symphony Orchestra releases second volume of Beethoven’s complete symphonies cycle on Fuga Liberia. Following the first volume release in 2021 featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No.1 and No.7, the second volume brings together Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 and No.3. Although Symphony No.2 follows the classical trajectory of Symphony No.1, it marks a transition from his earlier works to a more assertive and individual style. You can hear his pride and personal struggle against his encroaching deafness. Beethoven’s Symphony No.3, Eroica, represents a monumental shift in the symphonic genre and breaks with conventional norms. It revolutionizes symphonic composition by expanding its scope, duration and expressive possibilities. In doing so, Beethoven laid the foundations for the Romantic period in music.

“It is such a privilege and adventure to record all of them, as it gives is the opportunity to explore the depth of Beethoven’s language from close by, to follow his many transformations throughout his life and to witness some of the greatest pieces of music ever written,” says Kristiina Poska.