While not many listeners in the present day may remember the name Julius Klengel, his name was virtually synonymous with the cello less than 100 years ago. The majority of Klengel's career centered around either performing -- as principal cellist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, as a chamber musician, or as a soloist -- or pedagogy. In fact, he was ...
If the name Heinrich von Herzogenberg is not yet familiar, it soon will be, due to the growing revival of his music and the increasing number of recordings made since the 1990s, notably in Germany. But this late nineteenth century composer's reputation may only be minimally enhanced by all the attention that's being paid to his oeuvre; for the ...
In her prime -- roughly from the late '60s through the late '80s -- there were few mezzo-sopranos who could touch Brigitte Fassbaender for richness of tone, insightfulness of phrasing, and intelligence of interpretation. But by the time this recording was made in 1993, Fassbaender wasn't what she used to be. The richness of her tone had become a ...
Among the hardest of hard luck stories of nineteenth century composers is the story of Hermann Goetz. An accomplished pianist and a gifted composer, Goetz died of tuberculosis at 36, leaving behind a wife and daughter -- and a reputation that soon sank into oblivion along with his two operas, two symphonies, two piano concertos plus numerous other ...
A new coupling of mostly old performances, this disc of works for clarinet and viola by Bruch and Schumann is nevertheless an exquisite treat for fans of either instrument. The opening work, Bruch's Concerto for clarinet, viola, and orchestra, was recorded in 2002 while the remaining works, Bruch's Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola, and piano along ...
While Paganini was an unquestioned master of violin technique, he often claimed to have struggled greatly with compositions. This is especially true of longer works, like concertos. The first two concertos, heard on this Berlin Classics album, took the venerable virtuoso years to complete. The later concertos, by contrast, were written within a ...
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