Fritz Kauffmann: Piano Trios opp. 9 & 20

[Tapiola]

Available from November 21st on:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9826969--f-kauffman-piano-trios-opp-9-20

[Alan Howe]

Wow! Commercial recognition at last.

[eschiss1]

Good on cpo.

[Wheesht]

And for once they didn't sit on the recording for ages.... The discovery of Kauffmann and the subsequent  recording were announced on German TV in February.

[Alan Howe]

Has there been any mention of the Franke affair?

[Wheesht]

Not in that brief item, no, but it might be worth contacting the pianist about it, and/or the musicologist in Magdeburg who appears in the programme.

[eschiss1]

It seems unlikely, by the way, that either of these trios is the same as the work published as Franke's trio no.4 or trio no.5...

[Alan Howe]

It seems that Franke didn't pilfer from the same composer more than once.

[Ilja]

So far as we know now...

[Mark Thomas]

Franke would be spinning in his grave at the irony of Kauffmann's discovery - all thanks to him.

[Alan Howe]

So far as we know now...

Exactly. Thanks for that important caveat.

[terry martyn]

This is such poetic justice.

The booklet should prove to be very interesting reading.

Maybe this is the harbinger of good  recording news about the rest of Kauffmann's works....

[Ilja]

Franke would be spinning in his grave at the irony of Kauffmann's discovery - all thanks to him.

The best you can say about him is that he was at least a plagiarist with decent taste.

[eschiss1]

Now listed in jpc's monthly New Releases.

[Alan Howe]

I can't find it, Eric. Could you supply a link, please?