Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 The Rossetti Ensemble
Album info
Album-Release:
2020
HRA-Release:
06.11.2020
Label: Toccata Classics
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Artist: The Rossetti Ensemble
Composer: Robert Fürstenthal (1920-2016)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016): Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54:
- 1Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: I. Andante04:26
- 2Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: II. Scherzo. Allegretto02:05
- 3Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: III. Adagio03:41
- 4Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: IV. Grave - Allegro con brio03:08
- Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44:
- 5Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: I. Allegro04:55
- 6Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: II. Scherzando03:23
- 7Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: III. Cantabile06:33
- 8Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: IV. Agitato03:01
- Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50:
- 9Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: I. Ruhig04:37
- 10Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: II. Lebhaft02:20
- 11Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: III. Sehr innig04:10
- 12Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: IV. Bewegt03:23
- Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a:
- 13Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a: I. Andante08:14
- 14Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a: II. Lento - Allegro moderato04:16
- String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40:
- 15String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro06:47
- 16String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: II. Scherzando02:23
- 17String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: III. Lento05:56
- 18String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: IV. Andante02:20
Info for Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3
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:
Nicholas Korth, horn
John Lenehan, piano
Tim Lowe, cello
Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Martyn Jackson, violin
Sara Trickey, violin
The Rossetti Ensemble
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.