Josef Schelb: Chamber Music, Volume Two
The Karlsruhe-based Josef Schelb (1894–1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of twentieth-century German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942, but – as if to make up for lost time – wrote some 150 more works after that. In the four chamber works recorded here Schelb’s contrapuntal mastery is given a bucolic twist under the influence of French Impressionism, the two traditions combining to invest these pieces with a freewheeling energy and downright sense of fun.
Stéphane Réty, flute (Tracks 1-9)
Nicolas Cock-Vassiliou, oboe (Tracks 10–12)
Isabelle Moretti, harp (Tracks 1–3)
Alexander Knaak, violin (Tracks 10–12)
Jean-Eric Soucy, viola (Tracks 1–3, 10–12)
Denis Zhdanov, cello (Tracks 7–12)
Roglit Ishay, piano (Tracks 4–9)
Listen To This Recording:
- I Andante pastorale
- II Molto vivace
- III Andante molto tranquillo: Tema con variazioni
- I Allegretto amabile
- II Andante tranquillo
- III Allegro mosso
- I Allegro giusto
- II Lento
- III Vivace
- I Allegretto moderato
- II Tranquillo
- III Vivace
Kammermusik for Flute, Viola and Harp (1948)
Sonata for Flute and Piano No. 3 (1971)
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano (1961)
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello (1953)
FIRST RECORDINGS
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