CLASSICAL MUSIC

RECITAL (2018)

The long and creative collaboration between Liesl Stoltz and pianist Albie van Schalkwyk, has finally been captured on CD.

This CD, titled “Recital”, features well known Romantic works for flute and includes pieces by Schumann, Kuhlau, Godard, Fauré, Hüe, and Enescu. The repertoire was selected from works that Stoltz and Van Schalkwyk have often performed during their creative partnership that spans more than two decades.  Stoltz says she wanted to capture this special connection by recording works that speak to one’s heart and soul rather than serving as a display of technique.

Sound engineer Marek Pinsky, who recorded Stoltz’s previous album, Exporations, also took charge of this recording in the Baxter Concert Hall.

FRENCH FLUTE MUSIC (2007)

In this album Liesl Stoltz performs with Spanish pianist Jorgé Garçia Herranz as well as with South African pianist, François du Toit. It includes well known Romantic and Modern French repertoire for flute and piano. The works included here are Françis Poulenc’s Flute Sonata, Henri Dutilleux’s Sonatine, Six Epigraphes Antiques by Claude Debussy and Taffanel’s Fantasy on themes from Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischutz Opera.

HISTOIRE DU TANGO (2004)

Liesl Stoltz teamed up with Portuguese classical guitarist, Pedro Rodrigues when studying at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. The duo, known as Opus Duo, won various awards such as second prize in the “Gaetano Zinetti” International Chamber Music Competition in Verona, Italy (2001) and also won the “Morelati Award for Excellence” for the youngest group who participated in the final round of the competition. The duo recorded this album in 2004 which was nominated for the GMT as well as SAMA awards in South Africa in 2005. It includes works by Ibert, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos and Castelnuovo-Tedesco.