Composer: Albert Dietrich
Performer: Elisabeth Kufferath, Marie Luise Neunecker
Orchestra: Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester
Conductor: Alexander Rumpf
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 777314-2
Release: 2008
Size: 411 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Symphony in D Minor, Op. 20
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante con molto di moto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro energico
04. IV. Finale. Allegro
CD 02
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 30
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio espressivo
03. III. Allegro molto vivace
04. Introduction and Romance, Op. 27
Albert Dietrich’s music is only now being revived 100 years after his death. Dietrich was the music director at the Oldenburg Court, Germany, from 1861-1891. His friendship with Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms helped to raise his profile and throughout his lifetime his music was frequently performed. Both Schumann and Brahms valued him very highly as a composer and Brahms often visited Dietrich in Oldenburg to perform with him.
To celebrate this forgotten composer’s 100th anniversary, the Oldenburg State Orchestra under their Music Director Alexander Rumpf join forces with two soloists to perform three of Albert Dietrich’s most important works