Composer: Dora Pejačević
Performer: Volker Banfield
Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Conductor: Ari Rasilainen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777418-2
Release: 2011
Size: 367 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 41
01. I. Andante maestoso – Allegro con moto
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Scherzo. Molto allegro
04. IV. Allegro appassionato
05. Phantasie concertante in D Minor, Op. 48
This month CPO begins a series dedicated to the Croatian composer Dora Pejačević. This release features her principal symphonic works: the Symphony in F sharp minor and the Phantasie concertante for Piano and Orchestra. Composed during 1917-19, they not only represent milestones in Croatian music history but also in every way hold their own with Rachmaninov’s works (who is perhaps her closest stylistic relative).