Composer: Richard Rössler
Performer: Artis Quartett, Oliver Triendl, Pascal Moraguès, José-Vicente Castelló
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 555537-2
Release: 2024
Size: 1.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sextet for Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Clarinet, Horn and Piano in E Flat Minor, op. 16
01. I. Passacaglia. Moderato – Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante sostenuto
03. III. Presto
04. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 28
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Con moto
07. III. Poco allegro
08. IV. Vivo
A new name appears in our collection of rarities: Richard Rößler, born in 1880 in Riga, the Latvian capital, trained at the Berlin Music Academy and later highly esteemed there as a professor of piano from 1918 to 1953, was one of those late-Romantic composers deeply influenced by Johannes Brahms. Unlike his Hungarian contemporary Béla Bartók, Rößler remained steadfastly loyal to the worldview of his great role model. When he realized, around 40, that aesthetic developments were passing him by, he limited his output to a few occasional pieces. This is all the more regrettable, as the two newly recorded works here reveal a significant and profound talent capable of creating distinctive characters using traditional musical means.