Borletti-Buitoni Trust
BBT Artists Rewarding Musical Excellence
Antoine Tamestit
Viola
BBT Award 2006

Antoine Tamestit - Video

A PLACE OF EMOTION, A PLACE OF INSPIRATION (Part 2)

Antoine Tamestit recording Shostakovich and Schnittke, masterworks for viola

Antoine Tamestit feels that he has achieved a “live” sound for his CD of Schnittke and Shostakovich. The Shostakovich sonata (with pianist Markus Hadulla) was largely recorded using complete takes at Studio Tibor Varga, Switzerland. The Schnittke concerto was recorded live with Warsaw Philharmonic and Dmitrij Kitajenko in Warsaw. “I love to come somewhere for a project and feel the atmosphere. Here in Warsaw you feel a little bit more the influence of the east, which is important for this repertoir… I feel I’m in a historic place – a place of emotion, a place of inspiration.” Antoine Tamestit.

A PLACE OF EMOTION, A PLACE OF INSPIRATION

Antoine Tamestit recording Shostakovich and Schnittke, masterworks for viola

Antoine Tamestit feels that he has achieved a “live” sound for his CD of Schnittke and Shostakovich. The Shostakovich sonata (with pianist Markus Hadulla) was largely recorded using complete takes at Studio Tibor Varga, Switzerland. The Schnittke concerto was recorded live with Warsaw Philharmonic and Dmitrij Kitajenko in Warsaw.  “I love to come somewhere for a project and feel the atmosphere. Here in Warsaw you feel a little bit more the influence of the east, which is important for this repertoire… I feel I’m in a historic place – a place of emotion, a place of inspiration.” Antoine Tamestit.