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Maulbronn Monastery Edition
Carnaval
Grand Piano Masters

Rolf Plagge plays
works for piano solo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, Opus 42, D. 845

Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Carnaval for Piano Opus 9
"Little Scenes on Four Notes"

Concert Grand Piano:
C-227 by Steinway & Sons

A concert recording from the layrefektory of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site Maulbronn Abbey,
May 25th 2006, recorded, released & created
by Andreas Otto Grimminger & Josef-Stefan Kindler
in cooperation with Jürgen Budday.

Sound & Recording Engineer: Andreas Otto Grimminger
Mastering: Andreas Otto Grimminger & Josef-Stefan Kindler
Photography: Josef-Stefan Kindler
Artwork & Coverdesign: Josef-Stefan Kindler

CD Audio, DDD, Duration: c. 79 minutes
KuK 91, ISBN 978-3-930643-91-2, EAN 42 6000591 063 6
Copyright by K&K Verlagsanstalt anno 2010













Esteemed friends of audiophile music, the concert grand piano is incontestably the king of instruments. I could now wax lyrical about its incomparable dynamics and go into its ability to go from the tenderest of sounds in a soft minor key to the magnificent power of a fortissimo, or I could rhapsodise about its impressive size and elegance. But what makes this instrument really fascinating is its individuality, since each one is unique in itself - created by a master. A concert grand has a life all of its own that a virtuoso can really "get into" and hence bring the work of the composer to life.

Created by Josef-Stefan Kindler

In our "Grand Piano Masters" series, we get into the character and soul of the concert grand piano and experience, during the performance itself, the dialogue between the instrument, the virtuoso and the performance space.

Josef-Stefan Kindler, K&K Verlagsanstalt













In July 1990 Rolf Plagge became the first German pianist ever to win a prize in the prestigious Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition. He had already been awarded numerous prizes in national and international competitions in Vienna, Bratislava, Montevideo, Bonn, and several times in Italy. In 1987 he won the 3rd prize in the esteemed "Reine Elisabeth" Competition in Brussels and has since been a frequent performer in Belgium. Rolf Plagge is regularly performing in many European countries, including Russia, as well as in the US and Latin America, Japan, South Korea, South East Asia, Australia. Apart from giving solo performances with various German orchestras (State Symphony Orchestra of Thuringia, Bochum Symphonic Orchestra, Bremen Philharmonic, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Rheinische Philharmonie, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz etc.) as well as with international orchestras, including Baltic Philharmonic, Filharmonia Narodowa Warschau, Orchestre National de France; Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Salt Lake City Symphony Orchestra, Israel Sinfonietta, Orchstre National de Belgique etc.

Created by Josef-Stefan KindlerPlagge was born in 1959 in Westerstede, North Germany, where he received his first piano lessons at home. By 1969 he was studying at the Bremen Conservatory with Prof. Peter-Jürgen Hofer. After winning several prizes and scholarships he continued his studies with various famous teachers: in Freiburg with Vitaly Margulis, in Vienna with Paul Badura-Skoda, at the Juilliard School in New York with Gyorgy Sandor and finally in Hannover with Karlheinz Kämmerling. Since 1991 he is holding a teaching position as professor at the University of Music "Mozarteum" in Salzburg, also giving piano masterclasses in Europe and many other countries, including US, South America, Japan, Korea, Australia.

Artist Website: www.rolf-plagge.com.














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Creations & Tracklist

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 12
in F Major, K. 332
1. Allegro - 2. Adagio - 3. Allegro assai

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Sonata No. 16
in A minor, Opus 42, D. 845
4. Moderato - 5. Andante, poco mosso
6. Scherzo ~ Allegro vivace - 7. Rondo ~ Allegro vivace

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Carnaval for Piano, Opus 9
"Little Scenes on Four Notes"
8. Preambule ~ Quasi maestoso
9. Pierrot ~ Moderato
10. Arlequin ~ Vivo
11. Valse noble ~ Un poco maestoso
12. Eusebius ~ Adagio - Piu lento molto teneramente
13. Florestan ~ Passionato
14. Coquette ~ Vivo
15. Replique ~ L'istesso tempo
16. Papillons ~ Prestissimo
17. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. ~ Lettres Dansantes Presto
18. Chiarina ~ Passionato
19. Chopin ~ Agitato
20. Estrella ~ Con affetto - Piu presto molto espressivo
21. Reconnaissance ~ Animato
22. Pantalon et Colombine ~ Presto
23. Valse allemande ~ Molto vivace - Paganini ~ Intermezzo
24. Aveu ~ Passionato
25. Promenade ~ Con moto
26. Pause ~ Vivo precipitandosi
27. Marche des "Davidsbuendler" contre les Philistins ~ Non Allegro

Concert Grand Piano: Steinway & Sons, C-227













Publishing Authentic Classical Concerts entails for us capturing and recording for posterity outstanding performances and concerts. The performers, audience, opus and room enter into an intimate dialogue that in its form and expression, its atmosphere, is unique and unrepeatable. It is our aim, the philosophy of our house, to enable the listener to acutely experience every facet of this symbiosis, the intensity of the performance, so we record the concerts in direct 2-Track Stereo digital. The results are unparalleled interpretations of musical and literary works, simply - audiophile snapshots of permanent value. Flourishing culture, enthralling the audience and last but not least also you the listener, are the values we endeavor to document in our editions and series.

The concerts in the UNESCO World Heritage Maulbronn Monastery supply the ideal conditions for our aspirations. It is, above all, the atmosphere of the romantic, candle-lit arches, the magic of the monastery in its unadulterated sublime presence and tranquillity that impresses itself upon the performers and audience of these concerts. Renowned soloists and ensembles from the international arena repeatedly welcome the opportunity to appear here - enjoying the unparalleled acoustic and architectural beauty of this World Heritage Site, providing exquisite performances of secular and sacred music, documented by us in our Maulbronn Monastery Edition.

Andreas Otto Grimminger & Josef-Stefan Kindler
K&K Verlagsanstalt