Classical Explorer tag:www.classical.net,2008-03-07:/explorer//2 2009-11-12T01:11:03Z Movable Type Personal 4.1 Unknown Piano Works tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.430 2009-11-19T08:00:01Z 2009-11-12T01:11:03Z Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Lancer-Quadrille (c. 1850) Steiermärker (c. 1850) Quadrille for Piano Four Hands (c. 1854) Three Little Pieces for Piano Four Hands Klavierstück in E Flat Major (c. 1856) Sonata Movement in G Minor (1862) Silent Meditation on...]]> Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
CPO 999256

Anton Bruckner
(1824-1896)

Lancer-Quadrille (c. 1850)
Steiermärker (c. 1850)
Quadrille for Piano Four Hands (c. 1854)
Three Little Pieces for Piano Four Hands
Klavierstück in E Flat Major (c. 1856)
Sonata Movement in G Minor (1862)
Silent Meditation on an Autumn Evening (1863)
Fantasie (1868)
Reminiscence (c.1868)

Wolfgang Brunner, Michael Schopper, pianos
CPO 999256 47:21

o put this music into context, all but the last two pieces were written before the F Minor (Study) Symphony, his first completed work in that form. It's interesting to hear the composer's early efforts. There is very little in the piano music to hint at what was to come. Much of it sounds like very early Schubert or one of the Viennese composers of lighter music such as Lanner. This CD makes an excellent source of music for fooling your friends!

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CPO 777265

Alfredo Casella
(1883-1947)

Symphony #3, Op. 63 (1939-40)
Italia-Rhapsody for Large Orchestra, Op. 11 (1909)

WDR Symphony Orchestra, Köln/Alun Francis
CPO 777265 66:28

Casella's third symphony shows a number of influences, not least of them Mahler and Soviet composers of the time. Part of the last movement sounds remarkably like Piston's 6th symphony, but was written about fifteen years earlier – at least it's a point of comparison. Italia is, as you might think, a much more lighthearted affair, and contains some of the expected themes.

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]]> Russian String Trios tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.428 2009-11-12T08:00:01Z 2009-11-12T00:45:13Z Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (1856-1915) String Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 31 (1910-11) String Trio in B Minor (1913) String Trio in D Major (1879-80) Leopold String Trio Hyperion CDA67573 67:29 Taneyev was initially a very conservative composer with... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Hyperion CDA67573

Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev
(1856-1915)

String Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 31 (1910-11)
String Trio in B Minor (1913)
String Trio in D Major (1879-80)

Leopold String Trio
Hyperion CDA67573 67:29

Taneyev was initially a very conservative composer with little time for the efforts of other composers working in Russia at the time, thus the D Major trio sounds like Haydn. The other two, written in the later part of his career, show clear evidence of his having been more accepting of the work of his contemporaries. The Leopold String Trio is Isabelle Van Keulen (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), and Kate Gould (cello).

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Audite 20.034

Eduard Franck
(1817-1893)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 57 (1860)
Symphony in B Flat Major, Op. 52 (1856)

Christiane Edinger, violin
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra/Hans-Peter Frank
Audite 20.034 60:04

Eduard Franck was a German composer who was unrelated to the Belgian César Franck. The concerto has many similarities to Beethoven's, and the symphony has more than a trace of Mendelssohn and Schumann. Both works make an enjoyable change from some perhaps too familiar works of the period. The same artists perform the Violin Concerto, Op. 30, and the Symphony in A Major, Op. 47, on a Fermate CD (FER20025) which appears to have been deleted but which some web searching might find.

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Naxos 8.570166

Edward Elgar
(1857-1934)

Sonatina in G Major (1887, rev. 1930)
Dream Children, Op. 43 (1902)
Une Idylle, Op. 4 #1 (1884)
Carissima (1913)
May Song (1901)
Rosemary (1883)
Sérénade Mauresque, Op. 10 #2 (1899)
Enigma Variations, Op. 36 (1899)
The Sanguine Fan: Echo's Dance, Op. 81 #7 (1917)

Ashley Wass, piano
Naxos 8.570166 66:58

This CD mostly represents some of Elgar's lighter music, either written originally for the piano or arranged from orchestral or chamber works. Apart from the shorter pieces, it's useful to have a piano version of the Enigma Variations which highlights details the listener may not have noticed from the more familiar orchestral version. Ashley Wass has also recorded for Naxos quite a lot of music by such English composers as Alwyn, Bridge and Bax.

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]]> English Music Revivalist tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.423 2009-10-20T07:00:01Z 2009-10-03T01:28:38Z Geoffrey Bush (1920-1998) Overture "Yorick" (1949) 1 Music for Orchestra (1967) 2 Symphony #1 (1954) 3 Symphony #2 "The Guildford" (1957) 4 1 New Philharmonia Orchestra/Vernon Handley 2 London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley 3 London Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite 4 Royal... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Lyrita SRCD.252

Geoffrey Bush
(1920-1998)

Overture "Yorick" (1949) 1
Music for Orchestra (1967) 2
Symphony #1 (1954) 3
Symphony #2 "The Guildford" (1957) 4

1 New Philharmonia Orchestra/Vernon Handley
2 London Philharmonic Orchestra/Vernon Handley
3 London Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Braithwaite
4 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
Lyrita SRCD.252 79:07

This CD of works by the English composer Geoffrey Bush, not to be confused with Alan Bush or William Busch, contains his only two symphonies. There are strong similarities to the music of Walton in terms of rhythm, and there are also traces of Elgar and Arnold. Music for Orchestra has more austere orchestration. The disc demonstrates the excellent engineering that is typical of the label.

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]]> Entartete Musik tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.422 2009-10-15T07:00:01Z 2009-10-03T01:22:20Z Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) String Quartet in G Major, Op. 25 (1918) 1 Sonata for Solo Violin (1927) 2 Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) 3 String Sextet (1924) 4 1,2,4 Conrad Muck, violin 1,3,4 Gerhard Süssmuth, violin 1,4 Friedemann... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Capriccio 10539

Erwin Schulhoff
(1894-1942)

String Quartet in G Major, Op. 25 (1918) 1
Sonata for Solo Violin (1927) 2
Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) 3
String Sextet (1924) 4

1,2,4 Conrad Muck, violin
1,3,4 Gerhard Süssmuth, violin
1,4 Friedemann Weigle, viola
1,3,4 Hans-Jaokob Eschenburg, cello
4 Rainer Johannes Kimstedt, viola
4 Michael Sanderling, cello
Petersen Quartet
Capriccio 10539 76:45

The Czech composer Schulhoff's compositions show a variety of styles, sometimes within the one work. His early influences were Dvořák, Brahms and Schumann, evident in the string quartet. Later he turned to the influences of the Second Viennese School, to folk elements and jazz. He tried to emigrate to flee the developing World War II but was arrested, and succumbed to tuberculosis in a German concentration camp. His other music for string quartet has been recorded by the Petersen Quartet on another Capriccio CD.

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]]> An Englishman in Florida tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.421 2009-10-13T07:00:01Z 2009-10-03T01:17:19Z Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Florida Suite (1887-89) Over the Hills and Far Away (1895-7) Idylle de Printemps (1889) La Quadroöne (1889) Scherzo (1890) Final Scene from Koanga (1895-7) 1 1 Susannah Glanville, Susan Lees & Irene Evans, sopranos 1 Sandra...]]> Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Naxos 8.553535

Frederick Delius
(1862-1934)

Florida Suite (1887-89)
Over the Hills and Far Away (1895-7)
Idylle de Printemps (1889)
La Quadroöne (1889)
Scherzo (1890)
Final Scene from Koanga (1895-7) 1

1 Susannah Glanville, Susan Lees & Irene Evans, sopranos
1 Sandra Francis, Sue Pearce & Shirley Thomas, mezzo-sopranos
English Northern Philarmonia/David Lloyd-Jones
Naxos 8.553535 79:05

The first two works on this CD are well enough known but these may well be the only recordings of most of the others. The Florida Suite was inspired by Delius' experience with an orange plantation. None of the latter works runs more than about ten minutes but all are worth hearing, especially on a budget-priced and well-filled CD.

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]]> On Sjoland’s Fair Plains tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.420 2009-10-08T07:00:01Z 2009-10-03T01:19:06Z Niels Gade (1817-1890) Symphony #1 "Paa Sjølunds fagre sletter" in C Minor, Op. 5 (1844) Symphony #8 in B Minor, Op. 47 (1869-71) Stockholm Sinfonietta/Neeme Järvi BIS CD-339 58:08 The Danish composer Gade's eight symphonies have quite a lot...]]> Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
BIS CD-339

Niels Gade
(1817-1890)

Symphony #1 "Paa Sjølunds fagre sletter" in C Minor, Op. 5 (1844)
Symphony #8 in B Minor, Op. 47 (1869-71)

Stockholm Sinfonietta/Neeme Järvi
BIS CD-339 58:08

The Danish composer Gade's eight symphonies have quite a lot in common with those of Mendelssohn. Despite the fact that they were written over a period of 25 years, they are stylistically very similar. All have been recorded for BIS, and there are other versions on Da Capo and Chandos.

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]]> Not That Franck tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.419 2009-10-06T07:00:01Z 2009-10-03T01:06:57Z Richard Franck (1858-1938) Piano Trio in B Minor, Op. 20 (1893) Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 32 (1900) Christoph Schickedanz, violin Thomas Blees, cello Bernhard Fograscher, piano Audite 97.487 62:57 Franck is one of a German musical... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Audite 97.487

Richard Franck
(1858-1938)

Piano Trio in B Minor, Op. 20 (1893)
Piano Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 32 (1900)

Christoph Schickedanz, violin
Thomas Blees, cello
Bernhard Fograscher, piano
Audite 97.487 62:57

Franck is one of a German musical family which boasts several interesting composers, including his father, Eduard. Despite their late nineteenth-century dates, these trios are strongly influenced by Schumann.

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Chandos CHAN9821

Vítězslav Novák
(1870-1949)

Lady Godiva, Overture, Op. 41 (1907)
Toman and the Wood Nymph, Op. 40 (1906-7)
De Profundis, Op. 67 (1941)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Libor Pešek
Chandos CHAN9821 66:22

Novák is one of the less well-known Czech composers and his reputation rests largely on symphonic poems, orchestral suites and a handful of chamber music. This CD offers an overture and two symphonic poems which are infrequently recorded. The music is powerful and dramatic, and will appeal to anyone who likes Richard Strauss' symphonic poems or Gustav Mahler's symphonies.

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]]> Late Autumn Leaves tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.417 2009-09-29T07:00:01Z 2009-09-30T01:38:27Z /music/comp.lst/acc/larsson.php">Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986) Late Autumn Leaves, Op. 20 (1940) String Quartet #1, Op. 31 (1944) String Quartet #2 "Quartetto alla serenata", Op. 44 (1955) String Quartet #3, Op. 65 (1975) The Stenhammar Quartet Daphne 1035 72:11 As the dates... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Daphne 1035

Lars-Erik Larsson
(1908-1986)

Late Autumn Leaves, Op. 20 (1940)
String Quartet #1, Op. 31 (1944)
String Quartet #2 "Quartetto alla serenata", Op. 44 (1955)
String Quartet #3, Op. 65 (1975)

The Stenhammar Quartet
Daphne 1035 72:11

As the dates show, the Swedish composer Larsson wrote infrequently for string quartet, but his final quartet – his last significant work – differs little in style from his earlier compositions in that form. Late Autumn Leaves, in six movements, is virtually a serenade. The three quartets are progressively shorter, the last just over ten minutes. The music has some similarities to Nielsen, but there are many traces of Larsson's own sound: somewhat angular writing in the faster movements contrasting with passages of great beauty.

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Chandos CHAN9884

Cornelis Dopper
(1870-1939)

Symphony #2 in B Minor (1903)
Päân I
Päân II

Residentie Orchestra, The Hague/Matthias Bamert
Chandos CHAN9884 65:08

The Dutch composer Dopper wrote seven symphonies, some of which lack recordings. This CD is part of a short series on Chandos devoted to Dutch composers, and includes symphonies by Hol and Vermoolen. The second symphony has strong similarities to Brahms and also to Stanford; its second movement has more than a touch of Irishness about it.

The two paeans, written during World War I, are variously heroic and serious. Dopper's third and sixth symphonies are on Chandos CHAN9923, and his seventh on NM Classics NM92060.

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]]> Influential Dutch Musician tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.413 2009-09-22T07:00:01Z 2009-08-26T02:23:29Z Johann Wilhelm Wilms (1772-1847) Symphony #1 in C Major, Op. 9 (1806) Overture in D Major (1829) Symphony #4 in C Minor, Op. 23 (1807) North German Radio Philharmonic/Howard Griffiths CPO 777209-2 65:13 Although born in Germany, Wilms settled... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
CPO 777209-2

Johann Wilhelm Wilms
(1772-1847)

Symphony #1 in C Major, Op. 9 (1806)
Overture in D Major (1829)
Symphony #4 in C Minor, Op. 23 (1807)

North German Radio Philharmonic/Howard Griffiths
CPO 777209-2 65:13

Although born in Germany, Wilms settled in Amsterdam very early in his career and like Röntgen, became a significant part of Dutch musical life. The influences of Haydn and Beethoven are clear and the jaded collector falls gratefully on releases such as this, a source of interesting and highly enjoyable music given first-rate performances. Other Wilms symphonies have been recorded by Archiv (474508-2) and Challenge Classics (CC72147).

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]]> Italian Metamorphosis tag:www.classical.net,2009:/explorer//2.412 2009-09-17T07:00:01Z 2009-08-26T02:19:19Z /music/comp.lst/respighi.php">Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Ballet Suite "Belkis, Queen of Sheba", P. 177 (1934) Metamorphoseon, P. 169 (1930) Philharmonia Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon Chandos CHAN8405 48:05 Some of the ballet suite sounds appropriate to a 1950s Biblical movie, while Metamorphoseon, a theme and... Classical Net http://www.classical.net/
Chandos CHAN8405

Ottorino Respighi
(1879-1936)

Ballet Suite "Belkis, Queen of Sheba", P. 177 (1934)
Metamorphoseon, P. 169 (1930)

Philharmonia Orchestra/Geoffrey Simon
Chandos CHAN8405 48:05

Some of the ballet suite sounds appropriate to a 1950s Biblical movie, while Metamorphoseon, a theme and variations, has a very similar mood to the composer's Church Windows. Both works are lushly orchestrated and appropriate for when you feel like something that's a bit over the top: certainly, the music will give your speakers a workout!

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