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"Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Stefan Litwin click into the dramatic core of each movement, mustering up all the color, rhythmic crispness, and contrast of character this music needs to sustain its fascinating (if sometimes rambling) case...All told, this disc is a must for anyone interested in Artur Schnabel the composer."-CLASSICS TODAY (9/9 rating!) Very few people are aware that the famous pianist Artur Schnabel (1882?1951) left behind an extensive and influential ?uvre as a composer; and the works are of such originality that it is difficult to place the composer in any of the recognized styles of the 20th century. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff was born in Hamburg in 1966. He has long been in international demand as a soloist and as a chamber music co-musician of artists like Yo-Yo Ma and Heinrich Schiff. He concertizes with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, at renowned festivals and at all the best-known concert halls. Pianist Stefan Litwin was born in Mexico City in 1960. He has achieved international recognition through the performance of contemporary music and through his unconventional interpretations of 18th and 19th century works.