The two sisters Lea and Esther Birringer offer us a pure moment of European romanticism, with Liszt, Grieg and Franck. Franz Liszt is the central focus of this program imagined by the two sisters Lea (violin) and Esther (piano) Birringer. Indeed, Liszt faithfully supported Grieg’s work, and César Franck’s taste for motifs and complex movements comes from his admiration for the Hungarian composer. The Birringer Duo gives the choice of pieces a perfect coherence of style and performance, and ends with Franck’s magnificent sonata, which has become a pinnacle of the French chamber music repertoire. Discovering a singular chamber music duo, that of Léa and Esther Birringer, two German sisters brought together by a shared passion for the Romantic period, but not only that. They are great musicians, each pursuing an international career.* The success of this recording comes from the quality of the chosen repertoire: Grieg’s Violin Sonata to open, followed by Liszt’s Two Elegies, ending with Franck’s sonata: demanding and beautiful, simply.