Richard Stöhr: Solo and Chamber Music for Organ
Like Korngold, Toch, Schoenberg, Zeisl and Zemlinsky, Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) was one of many Austrian composers driven into American exile by the Nazis. His generous output of music, being rediscovered at last in these Toccata Classics recordings, includes seven symphonies, much chamber music, songs, and choral and piano pieces. His output for organ is not extensive, but its quality is high: the instrument plays an important role in a number of Stöhr’s orchestral works, and here Stöhr presents the organ in two thoroughly attractive duos and an imposing solo sonata. The Sonata and Intermezzi sit downstream from Brahms in the tradition of Viennese classicism; the chromatic touches in the later Suite lean towards the language of Korngold.
Jan Lehtola, organ
Anna-Leena Haikola, violin
Annikka Konttori-Gustafsson, piano
First recordings
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Suite for Organ and Violin, Op. 102 (1944)
- I Grave
- II Butterfly and Flower
- III Allegro giusto
- No. 1 Andante con moto
- No. 2 Poco presto
- No. 3 Allegro molto
- No. 4 Poco adagio
- No. 5 Vivace
- I Allegro con brio
- II Andantino pastorale
- III Finale: Allegro vivace
Five Intermezzi for Piano and Organ, Op. 35 (1913)
Organ Sonata in D minor, Op. 33 (1914)
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