Eduard Künneke - Orchestral Works

[Justin]

I just posted three orchestral pieces by Eduard Künneke, which were recently broadcast on Radio Drei.

Blumenwunder Suite No. 1, ballet music arranged from the operetta "Hochzeit in Samarkand" and an unknown "Tanz Suite" of which only a couple movements were broadcasted.

As far as I know, none of these have had any commercial recordings and were recorded for German radio in the 1960s.

[tuatara442442]

I didn't find the unknown Dance Suite even in the catalogue of Kunneke's Nachlass in Akademie der Kunste. Maybe it's assembled from individual dance pieces by him?
By the way, there are other interesting things listed in the catalogue such as a second piano concerto (a published two-piano reduction, though), Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 55, String Quartet in One Movement, Op. 56, and an early sonata for Violin, Clarinet & Cello from 1904

[eschiss1]

Wait, could this fellow be the "Tanz-Suite"? 5 movements for jazz band and orchestra, published 1935, Op.26, subtitled Concerto grosso?

[tuatara442442]

They are completely different. Justin has mentioned this in the post in the download section.

[eschiss1]

Ah, thanks, sorry...

[Justin]

Ah, thanks, sorry...

It's funny because the announcer speculated that perhaps they recorded this, thinking it was the Tänzerische Suite, Op.26.

[tuatara442442]

Oh, this is such a frustrating surprise...
And means that the suite was not assembled before the performance but was already in that form...

[Richard Moss]

Justin,

Another round of thanks for making this 'unknown' music as bit less unknown.  Downloads much appreciated

Richard