Sparks of Spirit Klavierduo Neeb

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813:
• 1Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Thema. Allegretto01:26
• 2Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 101:14
• 3Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 201:06
• 4Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 3. Un poco più Lento01:38
• 5Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 4. Tempo I01:11
• 6Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 501:56
• 7Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 6. Maestoso01:39
• 8Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 7. Più Lento03:33
• 9Schubert: 8 Variations on an Original Theme in A-Flat Major, D. 813: Variation 8. Allegro Moderato04:05
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1062:
• 10Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1062: I. - (Arr. For Two Pianos by Vincent Neeb)03:18
• 11Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1062: II. Andante e piano (Arr. For Two Pianos by Vincent Neeb)05:53
• 12Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Strings and Basso Continuo in C Minor, BWV 1062: III. Allegro assai (Arr. For Two Pianos by Vincent Neeb)04:14
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916): Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34:
• 13Reger: Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34: I. Allegretto con Moto01:35
• 14Reger: Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34: II. Prestissimo01:16
• 15Reger: Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34: III. Vivace Assai01:21
• 16Reger: Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34: IV. Andantino (Con moto) - Più Presto02:04
• 17Reger: Cinq pièces pittoresques, Op. 34: V. Con moto (Vivace)02:19
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Suite No. 2, Op. 17:
• 18Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17: I. Introduction04:47
• 19Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17: II. Valse06:25
• 20Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17: III. Romance06:33
• 21Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2, Op. 17: IV. Tarantelle06:20
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068:
• 22Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Arr. For Piano Four Hands by Max Reger)03:36
• Total Runtime01:07:29

Info for Sparks of Spirit

On their second album, the piano duo Neeb present works that each illustrate the beginning of an auspicious period in the life of various composers: Full of creative energy, Max Reger threw himself into creative work after surviving years of health and mental strain. Franz Schubert fared similarly after an attack of syphilis, who, in addition to a permanent position at Esterházy Palace, was even inspired to new creative vigour by a secret love. Johann Sebastian Bach was motivated to write new concert repertoire by conducting the high-calibre Collegium Musicum, while Rachmaninoff overcame his depression with the Suite op. 17, which had prevented him from composing for three years after the failure of his first symphony. The piano duo Neeb illuminate these emotional worlds in their intelligent interpretation - with creative imagination and effervescent joy of playing.

"Their performance, coordinated down to the smallest detail, was a poignant illumination of emotional worlds, especially in its transparency." - Fränkische Landeszeitung

Klavierduo Neeb:
Sophie Neeb, piano
Vincent Neeb, piano

Piano duo Neeb
Siblings Sophie (*2000) and Vincent (*1998) Neeb discovered the uniquely in-depth musical experience of playing together as a piano duo in their early youth. On the path of their artistic development, they have won many awards: among other honours, they won the competition at the International Piano Duo Festival Bad Herrenalb in 2013 as well as the WDR Klassikpreis of the city of Münster and the first prize of the Southwest German Chamber Music Competition in Bad Dürkheim in 2015. In 2017 they received the Primo Premio Assoluto in addition to numerous special prizes at the Concorso Pianistico Internazionale Roma for piano four hands. The following year they were named fellowship holders of the Hans and Eugenia Jütting Foundation; in addition, they are fellowship holders of the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now association. ‍

At the 2019 German Music Competition, they received several special prizes and a scholarship in conjunction with their inclusion in the Federal Selection of Concerts of Young Artists. Since then they have performed in renowned halls such as the Prinzregententheater Munich, the Sendesaal Bremen, and the NDR Landesfunkhaus Hannover as well as at prestigious festivals such as the Sommerliche Musiktage Hitzacker, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte Montepulciano. ‍

Sophie and Vincent Neeb completed their piano duo studies with Shao-Yin Huang and Sebastian Euler at the Innsbruck Conservatory. They have received inspiration from other leading duos such as Yaara Tal and Andreas Groethuysen as well as from Hans-Peter and Volker Stenzl. ‍

They received their first piano lessons from Stefan Flemmerer and were later junior students in Munich at the HMTM with Michaela Pühn. Vincent Neeb then studied at the same institution with Markus Bellheim and is now continuing his studies in Hanover at the HMTMH with Ewa Kupiec. Sophie Neeb began her studies with Sebastian Euler at the Innsbruck Conservatory and is currently continuing with Konstanze Eickhorst at the Lübeck Academy of Music.

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