Furstenthal / Rossetti Ensemble- Chamber Music 2 (CD)
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.
Tracklist:
- Notturno In D-Flat Major, Op. 51
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Con Spirito
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: II. Intermezzo. Comodo
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: III. Lento
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto Un Poco Marcato
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: I. Lento - Allegro Moderato
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: II. Scherzando
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: III. Adagio
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: IV. Lento - Allegro Assai
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Lento
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: III. Scherzando
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: IV. Grave - Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Con Brio
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): II. Adagio Misterioso
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): III. Scherzando - Dolce
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): IV. Grave
- Notturno In D Major, Op. 19
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.
Tracklist:
- Notturno In D-Flat Major, Op. 51
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Con Spirito
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: II. Intermezzo. Comodo
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: III. Lento
- Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto Un Poco Marcato
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: I. Lento - Allegro Moderato
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: II. Scherzando
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: III. Adagio
- Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: IV. Lento - Allegro Assai
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: I. Allegro Con Brio
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Lento
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: III. Scherzando
- Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: IV. Grave - Allegro Moderato
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Con Brio
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): II. Adagio Misterioso
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): III. Scherzando - Dolce
- Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): IV. Grave
- Notturno In D Major, Op. 19