Composer: Carl Gottlieb Reissiger
Performer: Trio Anima Mundi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata Classics
Catalogue: TOCC0267
Release: 2024
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 25
01. I. Moderato – Allegro passionato
02. II. Andante quasi allegretto
03. III. Capriccio. Allegro molto – Trio
04. IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo
Piano Trio No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 56
05. I. Allegro moderato
06. II. Andante non troppo
07. III. Scherzo. Prestissimo – Trio
08. IV. Rondo. Allegro con grazia
In his day the now-forgotten Carl Gottlieb Reissiger (1798–1859) was highly esteemed, both as conductor and composer; indeed, his presence in Dresden from 1826 made it one of the main operatic centres in Germany. He wrote nine operas himself, as well as a huge quantity of vocal music (including at least twelve Masses), and his large output of chamber music boasts no fewer than 27 piano trios. These two early exemplars in this first-ever complete recorded cycle of those trios have a Mendelssohnian elegance and clarity, deepened here and there by a touch of Beethovenian pathos. Schumann was an enthusiast: ‘When I think of Reissiger’s trios, the words lovely and jewel-like come to mind. These choice and lovely works remind one of a chain of flowers. […] His music never fatigues the ear, but holds our attention to the very end’.