Robert Fürstenthal: Complete Choral Music, Volume One
Like many Austrian Jews, Robert Fürstenthal (1920–2016) fled to the USA after the German invasion of his country in 1938. Music then became a link to his homeland: ‘When I compose, I am back in Vienna’. As an amateur composer, Fürstenthal preferred to work on a small scale, and his output of songs and chamber music is considerable. But he also wrote two sizable works for chamber choir, the first of which, in this series of two albums, is bookended by piano sonatas – all three works revealing that the tradition of Schubert and Brahms was alive in the California sun.
Ian Buckle, piano (Tracks 1–4, 16)
Richard Casey, piano (Tracks 5–10, 12–16)
Philippa Hyde, soprano (Tracks 6, 8, 12, 14)
Emma Roberts, contralto (Tracks 6, 7. 9, 12–15)
Rory Carver, tenor (Tracks 5–7, 10, 12, 14, 15)
Felix Kemp, bass (Tracks 5–7, 14)
Borealis (Tracks 5, 6, 8, 10, 13–15)
Skipton Camerata (Tracks 5–8, 10–15)
Stephen Muir, conductor (Tracks 5–15)
Listen To This Recording:
- I Grave – Allegro con spirito
- II Allegro assai
- III Adagio
- IV Vivace
- I Altissimu onnipotente: Tranquillo – Maestoso
- II Tucte le tue creature: Tucte le tue creature: Semplice – Dolce
- III Sora luna – Bruder Mond: Cantabile
- IV Frate ventu: Giocoso – Con moto
- V Sor aqua: Grazioso – Animato
- VI Frate focu: Agitato – Grave
- Intermezzo: Andante
- VII Matre terra: Amabile – Gioioso
- VIII Quilli ke perdonano: Piacevolo – Con forza
- IX Morte corporale: Quasi una marcia funebre –Lento, con molta espressione – Con forza
- X Laudate e benedicte: Summa di sapienza – Allegretto
- Allegretto moderato
Piano Sonata in F major, Op. 54
Der Sonnengesang des Heiligen Franz von Assisi, Op. 29
Sonata for Piano, Four Hands, Op. 58 (2009)
FIRST RECORDINGS
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