Composer: Emanuel Moór
Performer: Dirk Hegemann, Dávid Báll, Rosenstein String Quartet
Orchestra: Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Mátyás Antal
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC 0650
Release: 2022
Size: 1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet, P182
01. I. Prelude
02. II. Fugue
03. Prelude No. 1 in E Major for Viola & Piano, Op. 123
Pièces lyriques for String Quartet, Op. 139
04. I. Andante con moto
05. II. Tempo di valse
06. III. Andante sostenuto
07. IV. Allegro moderato
08. Romanze for Viola & Piano, P202
09. Concertstück in C sharp minor for Viola & Piano, P166
10. Concertstück in C sharp minor for Viola & Orchestra, P167
The works of Emánuel Moór (1863–1931) ought to be celebrated as among the major achievements of Romantic music, but because of Moór’s peripatetic life – he was born in Hungary, studied in Vienna (with Bruckner), performed in the United State and across Europe, became a UK citizen and settled and died in Switzerland – no country has claimed and promoted him to the degree he deserves. Moór’s musical language offers a deeply satisfying blend of contrapuntal mastery and ardent lyricism, as the works on this album – written for or involving the viola – demonstrate. In time he will be recognised as one of the masters of his age.