Beethoven/ Uys/ Schoeman - Symphonies 2SOMM Recordings is delighted to announce the eagerly awaited second volume of the Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman Piano Duo's ground breaking series exploring Franz Xaver Scharwenka's transcriptions of Beethoven Symphonies. A composer of no mean stature in his own right, Scharwenka's transcriptions were once widely admired, his treatments of Beethoven's symphonies a high watermark of the genre. Volume 1 (SOMMCD 0637) met with universal acclaim; Gramophone

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