Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 1 The Rossetti Ensemble

• Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016): Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56:
• 1 Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: I. Allegro moderato 04:48
• 2 Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: II. Lento 02:49
• 3 Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: III. Scherzando 01:29
• 4 Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: IV. Intermezzo. Cantabile 01:58
• 5 Sonata for 2 Oboes & Piano in D Minor, Op. 56: V. Rondo. Allegretto 03:16
• Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58:
• 6 Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato 03:35
• 7 Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: II. Andante 02:49
• 8 Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: III. Scherzando 01:49
• 9 Cello Sonata in F Minor, Op. 58: IV. Grave 03:44
• Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57:
• 10 Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: I. Lento - Allegretto 05:37
• 11 Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: II. Scherzando 02:16
• 12 Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: III. Lento 04:46
• 13 Viola Sonata in D Minor, Op. 57: IV. Vivace 03:28
• Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43:
• 14 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: I. Allegro con fuoco 05:12
• 15 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: II. Lento 03:19
• 16 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: III. Scherzando 02:26
• 17 Violin Sonata in B Minor, Op. 43: IV. Andante con variazioni 05:24
• Piano Trio, Op. 65:
• 18 Piano Trio, Op. 65: I. Moderato, ma con spirito 04:55
• 19 Piano Trio, Op. 65: II. Cantabile 04:28
• 20 Piano Trio, Op. 65: III. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo 04:11
• Total Runtime 01:12:19

Info for Fürstenthal: Chamber Music, Vol. 1

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:
Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Christopher O’Neal, oboe
Sarah Trickey, violin
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Timothy Lowe, cello
John Lenehan, piano

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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