Robert Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music
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 Rosetti Ensemble
3 CD Box Set Includes:
TOCC0519 – Robert Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 1
TOCC0542 – Robert Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2
TOCC0577 – Robert Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3
Listen To This Recording:
Disc 1
Sonata for Two Oboes and Piano in D minor, Op. 56
- I Allegro moderato
- II Lento
- III Scherzando
- IV Intermezzo: Cantabile
- V Rondo: Allegretto
Cello Sonata in F minor, Op. 58
- I Allegro moderato
- II Andante
- III Scherzando
- IV Grave
Viola Sonata in D minor, Op. 57
- I Lento Allegretto
- II Scherzando
- III Lento
- IV Vivace
Violin Sonata in B minor, Op. 43
- I Allegro con fuoco
- II Lento
- III Scherzando
- IV Andante con variazioni
Piano Trio, Op. 65
- I Moderato, ma con spirito
- II Cantabile
- III Andante Allegro ma non troppo
Disc 2
Notturno in D flat major for piano trio, Op. 51
- Lento
Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47
- I Allegro con spirito
- II Intermezzo: Comodo
- III Lento
- IV Allegretto un poco marcato
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46
- I Lento – Allegro moderato
- II Scherzando
- III Adagio
- IV Lento – Allegro assai
Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63
- I Allegro con brio
- II Lento
- III Scherzando
- IV Grave – Allegro moderato
Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a
- I Allegro con brio
- II Adagio misterioso
- III Scherzando – Dolce
- IV Grave
Notturno in D major for piano trio, Op. 19
- Cantabile
Disc 3
Sonata for Horn and Piano in D minor, Op. 54
- I Andante
- II Scherzo: Allegretto
- III Adagio
- IV Grave – Allegro con brio
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C sharp minor, Op. 44
- I Allegro
- II Scherzando
- III Cantabile
- IV Agitato
Sonata for Oboe and Piano in E flat minor, Op. 50
- I Ruhig
- II Lebhaft
- III Sehr innig
- IV Bewegt
Sonata for Viola and Piano in F sharp minor, Op. 60a
- I Andante
- II Lento – Allegro moderato
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 40
- I Allegro
- II Scherzando
- II Lento
- IV Andante
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