Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2 The Rossetti Ensemble

• Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016):
• 1 Notturno in D-Flat Major, Op. 51 04:49
• Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47:
• 2 Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro con spirito 04:25
• 3 Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: II. Intermezzo. Comodo 02:47
• 4 Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: III. Lento 04:48
• 5 Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto un poco marcato 03:50
• Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46:
• 6 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: I. Lento - Allegro moderato 04:11
• 7 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: II. Scherzando 02:22
• 8 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: III. Adagio 03:13
• 9 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: IV. Lento - Allegro assai 04:04
• Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63:
• 10 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: I. Allegro con brio 04:53
• 11 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Lento 03:21
• 12 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: III. Scherzando 01:45
• 13 Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: IV. Grave - Allegro moderato 03:19
• Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano):
• 14 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): I. Allegro con brio 04:19
• 15 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): II. Adagio misterioso 05:46
• 16 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): III. Scherzando - Dolce 02:00
• 17 Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): IV. Grave 03:28
• Robert Fürstenthal:
• 18 Notturno in D Major, Op. 19 04:19
• Total Runtime 01:07:39

Info for Fürstenthal: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 2

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:
Kathryn Thomas, flute
Sarah-Jane Bradley, viola
Malcolm Messiter, oboe
Timothy Lowe, cello
John Lenehan, piano
Sara Trickey, violin

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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