Pieter Wispelwey, Paolo Giacometti

Can a virtuoso be expected to keep his hands off cherished chamber works, just because they were not written for his instrument of choice? Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey doesn’t believe so. Teaming up with his trusted piano partner Paolo Giacometti, Wispelwey is determined to demonstrate that music Brahms’ music can rewardingly be played on the cello, even if originally written for the clarinet or the violin. What a revelation!

Wispelwey and Giacometti have been called “exceptionally imaginative and impassioned performers” (American Record Guide), and their collaboration has spawned recordings rated as “fascinating, provocative, almost perverse” on account of their “immediacy and involvement” (Sunday Times). A previous Brahms project was hailed a “tremendous performance” on account of its “wonderfully imaginative and wide-ranging tonal qualities” (BBC Music Magazine).

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