Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performer: Laura Aikin, Bernarda Fink, Florian Boesch, The Ernst Krenek Ensemble, Anthony Spiri, Nina Tichman, Matthias Schorn, Hanna Weinmeister, Christian Eisenberger, Dorothea Schönwiese, Lily Francis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0295
Release: 2018
Size: 664 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Double Fugue for 2 Pianos, WoO 50
3 Songs, Op. 30a
02. No. 1, La barque
03. No. 2, Un soir
04. No. 3, L’heure mauvaise
Trio Fantasie, Op. 63
05. I. Andante sostenuto
06. II. Allegro agitato
07. Während der Trennung, Op. 76
Trio for Violin, Clarinet & Piano, Op. 108
08. I. Allegretto moderato, comodo
09. II. Allegro agitato
10. The Holy Ghost’s Ark, Op. 91a
String Trio, Op. 118
11. I. Allegretto vivace
12. II. Larghetto
13. III. Allegretto vivace
14. IV. Adagio – Allegretto vivace
15. V. Allegretto grazioso
Monologue, Op. 157
16. I. Moderato
17. II. L’istesso tempo
18. III. Larghetto
19. IV. Allegretto
20. V. Allegro appassionato
21. Double Fugue for Piano 4 Hands in D Minor, WoO 33
This recording of music by Ernest Krenek (1900–91) follows on from Toccata Classics’ wildly successful recording, in two albums, of his complete piano concertos. It covers almost half a century of his compositions, and shows the sheer range of his creativity. There are early piano fugues written for his teacher, Franz Schreker, via elegant fin de siècle Viennese lyricism to a relaxed application of Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic technique – often enlivened with a surprising degree of charm and a knowing sense of humour.
The Ernst Krenek Ensemble is joined here by three of the finest Lieder singers currently active.
The Ernst Krenek Ensemble – Hanna Weinmeister and Christian Eisenberger, violins; Tatjana Masurenko, viola; Dorothea Schönwiese, cello; Matthias Schorn, clarinet; and Anthony Spiri, piano – has set itself the task of introducing Ernst Krenek’s important and extensive chamber-music oeuvre to the programmes of international concert halls, although its repertoire also includes works by composers such as Schubert and Beethoven, who provided Krenek with important stimulus. Its musicians delve with especial curiosity into Krenek’s less familiar works and reveal the many colourful facets of his substantial output. Concerts have taken the Ensemble throughout Europe and the USA.