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

• Robert Fürstenthal (1920 - 2016):
• 1Notturno in D-Flat Major, Op. 5104:49
• Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47:
• 2Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro con spirito04:25
• 3Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: II. Intermezzo. Comodo02:47
• 4Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: III. Lento04:48
• 5Flute Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto un poco marcato03:50
• Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46:
• 6Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: I. Lento - Allegro moderato04:11
• 7Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: II. Scherzando02:22
• 8Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: III. Adagio03:13
• 9Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 46: IV. Lento - Allegro assai04:04
• Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63:
• 10Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: I. Allegro con brio04:53
• 11Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Lento03:21
• 12Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: III. Scherzando01:45
• 13Oboe Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 63: IV. Grave - Allegro moderato03:19
• Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano):
• 14Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): I. Allegro con brio04:19
• 15Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): II. Adagio misterioso05:46
• 16Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): III. Scherzando - Dolce02:00
• 17Sonata in B Minor, Op. 60a (Version for Viola & Piano): IV. Grave03:28
• Robert Fürstenthal:
• 18Notturno in D Major, Op. 1904:19
• Total Runtime01:07:39

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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