Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 The Rossetti Ensemble

• Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016): Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56:
• 1Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: I. Allegro moderato04:48
• 2Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: II. Lento02:49
• 3Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: III. Scherzando01:29
• 4Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: IV. Intermezzo. Cantabile01:58
• 5Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: V. Rondo. Allegretto03:16
• Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58:
• 6Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato03:35
• 7Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: II. Andante02:49
• 8Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: III. Scherzando01:49
• 9Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: IV. Grave03:44
• Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57:
• 10Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: I. Lento - Allegretto05:37
• 11Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: II. Scherzando02:16
• 12Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: III. Lento04:46
• 13Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: IV. Vivace03:28
• Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43:
• 14Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro con fuoco05:12
• 15Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: II. Lento03:19
• 16Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: III. Scherzando02:26
• 17Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: IV. Andante con variazioni05:24
• Piano Trio, Op. 65:
• 18Piano Trio, Op. 65: I. Moderato, ma con spirito04:55
• 19Piano Trio, Op. 65: II. Cantabile04:28
• 20Piano Trio, Op. 65: III. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo04:11
• Total Runtime01:12:19

Info zu Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 1

When Germany invaded Austria in 1938, Robert Fürstenthal, born in 1920, took the path of many Viennese Jews and fled to the United States, where he made his living as an accountant; the fact that he had written music in his youth was soon forgotten. Reconnection, after 35 years, with the woman who had been his first love rekindled both that flame and his urge to compose, and from then on songs and chamber music flowed from his pen, preserving the spirit of fin-de-siècle Vienna under the Californian sun – ‘When I compose, I am back in Vienna’, he explained. He died in November 2016, aged 96, knowing that his lyrical, eloquent music was at last attracting the attention of both musicians and microphones.

The Rossetti Ensemble:
Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Christopher O’Neal, oboe
Sarah Trickey, violin
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Timothy Lowe, cello
John Lenehan, piano

The Rossetti Ensemble
was created in 2018 from long-standing collaborations between pianist John Lenehan, violinist Sara Trickey, violist Sarah-Jane Bradley and Cellist Tim Lowe. Named after Dante Gabriel, the British poet and Pre-Raphaelite artist, the group is passionate about the repertoire of the era and the many composers who derived inspiration from Rossetti's work such as Debussy and Vaughan Williams. In addition to piano quartets the group is flexible, working with other high profile instrumentalists and singers to produce imaginative and varied programmes. As "Sound Collective", previous concerts have included London King's Place, and the Lichfield and Ripon International Festivals as well as a CD "Concertato" of chamber works by Lydia Kakabadse. This was released on the Divine Art label in February 2017.The new group's forthcoming engagements include concerts throughout the UK, the Little Missenden Festival and Kendal Midday series.​

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