Review by Herbert Schoch and Gulru Ensari – Immortality | Concerti.de

The piano duo Herbert Schoch and Gulru Ensari are forever committed. Not an easy task, which is already reflected in the choice of software. The individual movements from Messiaen's “Visions de l'Amen” serve as the framework around which Schubert's F minor Fantasy, Brahms' Variations Op.23 and Beethoven's own version of the “Great Fugue” for piano duet were built. A very sensitive recording The fact that the two soloists harmonize so brilliantly as an ensemble is not a new observation, rather it is established here in light of a wide stylistic range: the otherworldliness of Messiaen, the melancholy of Schubert, the openwork series of variations in Brahms and finally the solidity of Beethoven's Fugitive Forest – it all adds up. into a multi-faceted whole, confirming once again that two good solo pianists do not automatically form a successful duo. But here it is like this!

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Schubert: Imagination in F minor D. 940, Brahms: Schumann's Variations, op. 23, Beethoven: The Great Fugue in B major op. 134, Messiah: Visions of the Amen (excerpts)

Herbert Schoch and Gulru Ensari (piano)
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Gulru Ansari

Gulru Ensari was born in Istanbul in 1987, and started playing the piano at the age of six. Shortly after, she began studying at the State Conservatory in her hometown, which she enrolled shortly after graduating from high school…Continue

Herbert Schoch

When he sits at the keys, he wants to be more than just a pianist – sometimes an orchestra, sometimes a chamber ensemble and often a singer; Depending on what the music requires. This ability, the piano… Continue