Album insights
Renowned pianist Maria Joao Pires, an artist of the yellow label for over two decades, recently recorded a collection of Romantic chamber music at Wigmore Hall. Collaborating with her in this remarkable acoustic setting is Antonio Meneses, the cellist from the renowned Beaux Arts Trios. They showcase their musical vitality and intuition by interpreting works by eminent Romantic composers, including pieces by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms. Among these are Schubert's Sonata for Arpeggione and Piano, Mendelssohn's Songs without Words, and Brahms' Sonata for Piano and Cello.