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ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI

Variations on a Nursery Song · Harp Concertino · Konzertstück for cello
Sofja Gülbadamova · Silke Aichhorn · Andrei Ioniţă · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz · Modestas Pitrenas

C5463 PC: 21 UPC: 845221054636

[1] – [14]       
Variationen über ein Kinderlied für Klavier und Orchester op. 25 (1914)
Variations on a Nursery Song for piano and orchestra, Op. 25
[15] – [17]    
Concertino für Harfe und Kammerorchester op. 45 (1952)
Concertino for Harp and Chamber orchestra, Op. 45                      
[18] – [20]  
Konzertstück D-Dur für Violoncello und Orchester op. 12 (1904)
Konzertstück in D major for cello and orchestra, Op. 12 
                     
Sofja Gülbadamova, Klavier / piano (1-14) · Silke Aichhorn, Harfe / harp (15-17)
Andrei Ioniţă,Violoncello / cello (18-20)
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Modestas Pitrėnas, Dirigent / conductor
Of the works Ernst von Dohnányi wrote for the stage, only his ballet pantomime The Veil of Pierrette (Capriccio-CD C5388) receive any particular acclaim. His concert music, meanwhile, was much more warmly received. With this already sixth recording of his late romantical, sensual music, deeply rooted in the Austro-German classical tradition, Capriccio presents three of his concerts. Apart from two piano concertos and two violin concertos, Ernst von Dohnányi wrote three more, which are concertos in all but name Variations (for piano and orchestra), Concertino (for harp and chamber orchestra), and Konzertstück (for cello and orchestra); the names subtly hinting at their specific character.

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ZYGMUNT STOJOWSKI (1870-1946)

Symphony in D minor, Op. 21 · Suite for Orchestra, Op. 9
DEUTSCHE STAATSPHILHARMONIE RHEINLAND-PFALZ · ANTONI WIT

C5464 PC: 21 UPC: 845221054643

Sinfonie d-Moll op. 21 (1898)
Symphony in D minor, Op. 21                                                                   
 
Suite für Orchester Es-Dur op. 9 (1891)
Suite for Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 9
(Hommage à Hans von Bülow)                                                        
                         
DEUTSCHE STAATSPHILHARMONIE RHEINLAND-PFALZ
ANTONI WIT, Dirigent / conductor

You might consider him one of the many Missing Links between Frédéric Chopin and Karol Szymanowski, who shaped Polish music between the second half of the 19th century and the dawn of modernism… but somehow never entered the repertoire. We are dealing with a composer of the high, late-romantic tradition – a style that Stojowski never found any reason to reject and with a strong gift for melody. His work proves the composer’s deft hand at colorful instrumentation, which suggests Russian and French influences. Entering the U.S. in 1905, he enjoyed a fine reputation as a composer, pianist, and increasingly pedagogue but his lack of presence on the continent meant that Stojowski faded into obscurity.

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JENÖ TAKÁCS

Serenade Op. 83b · Piano Concerto, Op. 73 · American Rhapsody
Oliver Triendl · Nina Kamon · Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt · Evan-Alexis Christ

C5438 PC: 21 UPC: 845221054384

JENÖ TAKÁCS (1902-2005)

Serenade after ancient Contredanses from Graz, Op. 83b for strings
Rhapsody for violin and strings, Op. 49a 'Hungarian Tunes'
Concerto for piano, strings and percussion, Op. 60
Passacaglia for strings, Op. 73
Three Pieces for Strings (1993)
NINA KARMON, Violine / violin· OLIVER TRIENDL, Klavier / piano
GEORGIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA INGOLSTADT
EVAN-ALEXIS CHRIST, Dirigent / conductor
His works have accompanied generations of beginner instrumental students on their first foray into contemporary music. But also with his works like the Concerto for Piano, Strings, and Percussion Jenö Takács clearly placed himself in a line with the great paragons Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. Getting to know Bártok further increased the Hungarian element (topicality, rhythm, bitonality) in his compositions. With the impressionist coloring and the influences of Hungarian folk music studying with Joseph Marx added a strict contrapuntal note to his works. Jenö Takács was a humanist, a ‘musical cosmopolitan’, an eyewitness of almost the entire 20th century.

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PANCHO VLADIGEROV: ORCHESTRAL WORKS · 3

Jewish Poem · 'Lyulin' Impressions · Six Exotic Préludes
BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA · ALEXANDER VLADIGEROV

3CD-SET · C8056 PC: 22 UPC: 845221080567

COMPACT DISC 1                                                                                           
"Ljulin" Impressionen - Suite für grosses Orchester op. 63 (1972)
 'Lyulin' Impressions - Suite for large orchestra, Op. 63
Jüdisches Poem / Jewish Poem, Op. 47 (1949)
Sechs symphonische Novelletten Op. 59/60 (1964/65)                    
Six Symphonic Novelettes. op. 59/60
Dramatisches Poem, Op. 52 / Dramatic Poem, op. 52 (1956)

COMPACT DISC 2                                                                                             
Sechs exotische Präludien, op.17 / Six Exotic Préludes, Op. 17 (1924)              
Drei konzertante Stücke, op. 57 / Three Concert Pieces, Op. 57 (1959/60)                     
Improvisation und Toccata für Orchester, op. 36a (1941/42)           
Improvisation and Toccata for Orchestra, Op. 36a

COMPACT DISC 3                                                                                            
 Drei Impressionen für Orchester, op.9 (1920)                                  
Three Impressions for Orchestra, Op. 9
’’Einsamkeit’’ / 'Solitude' – Prelude op. 10 Nr. 3 (1929/56)
Drei Stücke für Streichorchester / Three pieces for string orchestra
Symphonische Legende, op. 8 / Symphonic Legend, Op. 8 (1919)

From the diversity of Bulgarian musical culture Pancho Vladigerov stands out as undoubtedly the most important composer for the musical self-conception of modern Bulgaria. As the mentor of generations of Bulgarian composers in the 20th century, up to now he has formed a salient figure in the music life of his country. Revered as a living legend, he was in a position to continue his work largely unaffected by the demands of the Communist regime, although his musical diction, based on late Romantic tradition and keynote-related tonality, would hardly have provoked any reprisals anyway. With these recordings, produced in the 1970s in Bulgaria, Capriccio releases an 18CD Vladigerov-Edition to preserve this colourful music also for the next generations.

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Josef Labor

Clarinet Trio in E minor · Cello Sonata No. 2
Ensemble Tris

C5446 PC: 21 UPC: 845221054469

Jörg Wachsenegger, Klarinette / clarinet
Gerhard Waiz, Violoncello / cello · Holger Busch, Klavier / piano
A total of around eighty compositions of Joseph Labor have survived. Among them are practically no occasional works, which is connected to the fact that he was blind: for him composition was a luxury, insofar as he had to rely on the help of a scribe who had to commit the work to paper. Labor’s music is very skillfully composed, always sensuous, and first and foremost melodious; it does not require a too complete concentration on itself. In Vienna, Labor was part of Johannes Brahms’s close circle of friends. This is already the third CD Release with this sensitive Chamber Music of an mostly forgotten composer.

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