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[Ouverture Fantasie (1907)]

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Composers & Music / 𝐙𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐯, 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟐-𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟒) ...

Last post by Reverie - Today at 22:28

Vasily Zolotarev (1872-1964) was born in the Russian city of Taganrog. He studied at the St Petersburg Conservatory with Rimsky-Korsakov and Mily Balakirev. He taught at the Moscow Conservatory for a number of years and then in Belarusian Academy of Music in Minsk.

Ouverture Fantasie lasts for about 14 mins and has, for me,  glimpses of the Russian masters,  Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and even Stravinski (listen 05:40) who was a contemporary (a little later maybe)

Ouverture Fantasie (1907)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgcWpvKLumY

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Bowen Syms 1 & 2 from Chan...

Last post by Alan Howe - Today at 19:17

Well, I still like Bowen's 2nd Symphony a lot. My latest audition had me thinking of Korngold, actually - and perhaps even late Rachmaninov. Try it out here - it's a fine tribute to Sir Andrew Davis' work in this corner of the repertoire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omHowa-xDlg

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Febct - Today at 13:20

Thanks, one and all.  Those positive reviews are tempting me to break with tradition and move the CD to the top of my unlistened-to stack.

I do agree about Reinecke's music in general.  Lots of it on my shelves, going all the way back to that Genesis CD of his piano concertos, by Gerald Robbins, with the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra/Van Remoortel.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Hugo Kauder Symphony No.1 ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Today at 12:41

Botstein's recording has now been announced - it'll be available on the Avie label from 24th May:
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/the-lost-generation/hnum/11833381
More details here:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9619812--the-lost-generation-apostel-kauder-busch

The timing for the Symphony is 40:09.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Today at 12:07

I'm never disappointed with anything by Reinecke. He may have been a dry-as-dust professor, but as a composer he seems to have had an inexhaustible fund of inspiration. His chamber and instrumental music is unfailingly melodious and (unsurprisingly) shapely - and there's a lot of it to enjoy.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by John Boyer - Today at 02:00

All these pieces are typical of Reinecke at his best - superb, attractive chamber music which deserves much more exposure!

I heartily agree.  I have this CD, as well as other recordings of all the selections heard here.  You can't go wrong with the music, and the recording is competitive with others.  The sound is a bit too close for me, but I still like it, and it's otherwise spacious and decently balanced. 

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Febct - Yesterday at 21:06

Well, thank you for that.  High praise, indeed - and I'll look forward to helping expose them!

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Composers & Music / Music archive of the "Kurorche...

Last post by Wheesht - Yesterday at 19:37

Some people here may find the music archive of the "Kurorchester" useful for research. The archive catalog has information on about 7500 works. The website is available in German and Italian.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Carl Reinecke - Music for ...

Last post by Martin Eastick - Yesterday at 19:35

An altogether enticing collection. Although I haven't got this particular CD, I have all these works. I have accompanied my wife in a performance of the Op256 some years ago, and also accompanied a flautist in the flute version of the sonata. All these pieces are typical of Reinecke at his best - superb, attractive chamber music which deserves much more exposure!

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Carl Reinecke - Music for clar...

Last post by Febct - Yesterday at 17:19

I won this on eBay for a couple of US bucks, to fill in my Reinecke collection.  I've heard only snippets of the works.  Does anyone know them? Comments? 

Clarinet Trio in A Major Op.264
Fantasiestücke Op.22
Clarinet Sonata "Undine" Op.167bis
Introduction and Allegro appassionato Op.256