Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3 The Rossetti Ensemble

• Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016): Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54:
• 1 Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: I. Andante 04:26
• 2 Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: II. Scherzo. Allegretto 02:05
• 3 Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: III. Adagio 03:41
• 4 Horn Sonata in D Minor, Op. 54: IV. Grave - Allegro con brio 03:08
• Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44:
• 5 Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: I. Allegro 04:55
• 6 Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: II. Scherzando 03:23
• 7 Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: III. Cantabile 06:33
• 8 Cello Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 44: IV. Agitato 03:01
• Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50:
• 9 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: I. Ruhig 04:37
• 10 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: II. Lebhaft 02:20
• 11 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: III. Sehr innig 04:10
• 12 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Minor, Op. 50: IV. Bewegt 03:23
• Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a:
• 13 Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a: I. Andante 08:14
• 14 Viola Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 60a: II. Lento - Allegro moderato 04:16
• String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40:
• 15 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: I. Allegro 06:47
• 16 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: II. Scherzando 02:23
• 17 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: III. Lento 05:56
• 18 String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 40: IV. Andante 02:20
• Total Runtime 01:15:38

Info for Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 3

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 Rossetti Ensemble:
Nicholas Korth, horn
John Lenehan, piano
Tim Lowe, cello
Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Martyn Jackson, violin
Sara Trickey, violin
The Rossetti Ensemble

The Rossetti Ensemble
was created in 2018 from long-standing collaborations between pianist John Lenehan, violinist Sara Trickey, violist Sarah-Jane Bradley and Cellist Tim Lowe. Named after Dante Gabriel, the British poet and Pre-Raphaelite artist, the group is passionate about the repertoire of the era and the many composers who derived inspiration from Rossetti's work such as Debussy and Vaughan Williams. In addition to piano quartets the group is flexible, working with other high profile instrumentalists and singers to produce imaginative and varied programmes. As "Sound Collective", previous concerts have included London King's Place, and the Lichfield and Ripon International Festivals as well as a CD "Concertato" of chamber works by Lydia Kakabadse. This was released on the Divine Art label in February 2017.The new group's forthcoming engagements include concerts throughout the UK, the Little Missenden Festival and Kendal Midday series.​

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