Franz Lachner

[gprengel]

Lachner again surpises me with a for me new discovery  - his Requiem! What beautiful gems can be found here! Please listen to these tracks :

https://youtu.be/5wOB5G0f6rw
https://youtu.be/5Aki76u6f2c
https://youtu.be/1XdMkkaSQaM
https://youtu.be/bDUT2a2u9x8  (!!! Sanctus !!)

[mikehopf]

I was hoping that someone would get round to his Requiem.
Definitely one of my Desert Island discs!

[adriano]

I have the cpo recording of Lachner's "Catharina Cornaro", which I find an excellent work - also thanks to Maestro Ralf Weikert's committed interpretation.
Yes, mikehopf, I too I am of your opinion: The Requiem is great; the 2006 Carus CD recording is very recommendable!

[Rainolf]

Not to forget Lachner's six string quartets. They were all recorded in good performances by the Rodin-Quartett several years ago (as it was the case with the complete string quartets of Ignaz and Vinzenz Lachner). I think of these quartets as masterworks of a late vienesse classical style, following more the tradition of Mozart than of Beethoven. They are excellently written, with many fine contrapuntal episodes and ingenious use of traditional harmony. The great chamber music expert Wilhelm Altmann did severe injustice to these beautiful works when he thought them (in 1929) not worthy to be played in concert. I think the contrary is right: There is not one weak movement in all of the six quartets, and they would make a great addition to the concert repertoire of 19th century chamber music.

[gprengel]

I don't know his quartets yet, but I fully adore this string quintet- marvellous!!