Christine Rox
Christine Rox received her first violin lessons at the age of five. Following successes at the Max Rostal Competition in Berne, Switzerland, at Concours Jacques Thibaud in Paris and at Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, Christine studied with Igor Ozim at the University of Music in Cologne. A DAAD stipend enabled her to continue her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with William Preucil, the principal violinist of the Cleveland Quartet.
Her creative efforts are centered around the practice of historically informed performance and new approaches to the interpretation of contemporary music. Rox has performed throughout Europe, the United States and Asia, appearing with ensembles such as Musica Antiqua Köln and Ensemble Modern.
Rox is a founding member of Alte Musik Köln, an ensemble devoted to authentic performance with a repertoire spanning from the Baroque to the Romantic period.
Klaus-Dieter Brandt
Klaus-Dieter Brandt received his first lessons on the violoncello at age six with Ulrich Voss in Saarbrücken. Following early successes at a number of music competitions, Brandt took master classes with Klaus Storck and Karine Georgian. He continued his studies with Klaus Kanngießer and Rainer Zipperling in Cologne and Frankfurt and with Roël Dieltiens in Louvain, Belgium, finishing his studies with the concert diploma. He later continued his period performance studies with Ilton Wjuniski in Paris.
Brandt’s main field of interest is the study of historical performance practice and performance aesthetics from the period of the Baroque to the early 20th Century. Fascinated by the characteristics of instruments from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, Brandt began restoring and reconstructing historical string instruments.
As a member of leading chamber music and period music ensembles, most recently as solo cellist for Musica Antiqua Köln’s, Brandt has toured throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia. Brandt also featured on numerous CD recordings and live broadcasts.
In 2006 Brandt founded Alte Musik Köln, a period music ensemble with repertoire ranging from the early Baroque to the Romantic period. Together with violinist Christine Rox, Brandt explores the surprisingly diverse repertoire for violin and violoncello.
Graf & Abel · Cello Concertos and Sinfonias
Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)
Cello Concerto in C major
1 Allegro maestoso
2 Adagio ma non troppo
3 Allegro
Christian Ernst Graf (1723-1804)
Sinfonia I
4 Allegro
5 Andante
6 Presto
Cello Concerto in D major No.2
7 Allegro
8 Largo
9 Allegretto
Sinfonia III
10 Allegro
11 Andante
12 Presto
Cello Concerto in D major No.1
13 Allegro moderato
14 Adagio
15 Allegro
Klaus-Dieter Brandt, violoncello
L’arpa festante
Christoph Hesse
Label: ARS Produktion
EAN 4260052380680
Release Date: April 2010
“Brandt uses a 1776 cello by the Southern German maker Sebastian Wolfram […] and a 1764 instrument by another maker, Gabriel David Buchstetter. Both cellos, retrofitted to their original setups, display a full-bodied, vibrant sound, with none of the nasality or astringency sometimes associated with period strings. Brandt plays them with masterfully controlled technique and real musical sensitivity.”
Jerry Dubins, Fanfare Magazine
