ALBUMS
TOUCHING RAPTURE
The Wurtz-Berger Duo play powerful, moving new works for Cello and Piano by four living composers: Laura Elise Schwendinger, Alex Shapiro, Tina Davidson, and Amy Wurtz. This project was supported in part by a grant from Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).
Preview Exerpts From The CD:
CELLO DANCES AT NIGHT
The Wurtz-Berger Duo's debut CD, Cello Dances at Night was released in January 2019 and features music by Chicago-based composers George Flynn, Sebastian Huydts, and Amy Wurtz, performed by Alyson Berger, Cello, and Amy Wurtz, Piano.
Preview Exerpts From The CD:
George Flynn: Night Thoughts (2011)
Sebastian Huydts: Night Music, Op. 25b
Amy Wurtz: Songs and Dances
AMY WURTZ STRING QUARTETS
Amy Wurtz String Quartets was recorded by the Chicago Q Ensemble at ESS Studios in 2011. This album contains String Quartets 1 and 2 performed by Ellen McSweeney and Kate Carter, Violin, Aimee Biasiello, Viola, and Sara Sitzer, 'Cello. Alternatingly fast-paced and lyrical, this album showcases Wurtz's expansive style, pulsating rhythms, and emphatically energetic writing.
Preview Exerpts From The CD:
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 2