Composer: Adolf Busch
Performer: Lisa Wittig, BuschKollegium
Conductor: Ulrich Wagner
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata Classics
Catalogue: TOCC0671
Release: 2024
Size: 634 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Divertimento, Op. 30
01. I. Alla marcia
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo
04. IV. Presto
05. V. Andante cantabile
06. VI. Allegro con spirito
Variations on a Theme by Franz Schubert, Op. 2
07. Thema. Allegretto quasi andantino
08. Var. 1, Langsamer als das tempo des themas
09. Var. 2, Doppelt so rasch
10. Var. 3, Andante
11. Var. 4, Allegro non troppo
12. Var. 5, Allegretto. L’istesso tempo
13. Var. 6, Allegretto
14. Var. 7, Andantino
15. Var. 8, Tranquillo
16. Var. 9, Vivace
5 Songs, Op. 11b
17. No. 1, Das Leben draussen ist verrauschet
18. No. 2, Wie rauscht so sacht
19. No. 3, Der Einsame
20. No. 4, Der Mond steigt aufwärts
21. No. 5, Wenn schlanke Lilien wandelten
Variations on a Theme by W. A. Mozart, Op. 41
22. Thema. Andante grazioso
23. Var. 1, Un poco più adagio
24. Var. 2, Molto adagio
25. Var. 3, Allegro vivace e amabile
26. Var. 4, Andante tranquillo
27. Var. 5, Molto tranquillo
28. Var. 6, Vivace assai, quasi Presto
29. Var. 7, Presto
30. Var. 8, Andante sostenuto
31. Finale. Molto vivace – Andantino grazioso. Tempo del Tema
32. Capriccio, Op. 46
Long celebrated as one of the finest violinists in history and the leader of an exemplary string quartet, Adolf Busch (1891–1952) is slowly being discovered also as a major composer, with a style close to that of his good friend Max Reger. As with Reger, Busch combines effortless counterpoint, warm harmonies, a strong sense of orchestral colour and an ear for a good tune – as witness the five works to be heard here, four of them in their first recordings and the other in its first modern recording.