Schelb / Blome / Bruns- Orchestral Music 2 (CD)
Josef Schelb (1894-1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942 but, as if to make up for lost time, wrote some 150 more works after that, in the tonally liberated, quasi-Expressionist contrapuntal tradition of Hindemith and Hartmann; Bartók was an important influence, too. These three concertos show him at his most engaging: the contrapuntal craftsmanship that drives the music forward is deployed with a light and nimble touch, and passages of touching delicacy contrast with others where a lively sense of humor comes bubbling up to the surface.
Tracklist:
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~I. Straff bewegt
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~II. Ruhige Achtel
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~III. Sehr lebhaft
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~I. Allegro moderato
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~II. Andante tranquillo
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~III. Molto vivace
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~I. Allegretto
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~II. Lento
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~III. Vivace
Josef Schelb (1894-1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942 but, as if to make up for lost time, wrote some 150 more works after that, in the tonally liberated, quasi-Expressionist contrapuntal tradition of Hindemith and Hartmann; Bartók was an important influence, too. These three concertos show him at his most engaging: the contrapuntal craftsmanship that drives the music forward is deployed with a light and nimble touch, and passages of touching delicacy contrast with others where a lively sense of humor comes bubbling up to the surface.
Tracklist:
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~I. Straff bewegt
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~II. Ruhige Achtel
- Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra~III. Sehr lebhaft
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~I. Allegro moderato
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~II. Andante tranquillo
- Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra~III. Molto vivace
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~I. Allegretto
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~II. Lento
- Concerto for Cor Anglais and String Orchestra~III. Vivace