Composer: Josef Schelb
Performer: Tatjana Blome, Sarina Zickgraf, Dominik Wollenweber
Orchestra: Kammersymphonie Berlin
Conductor: Jürgen Bruns
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Release: 2021
Size: 629 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Piano concerto
01. I. Straff bewegt
02. II. Ruhige Achtel
03. III. Sehr lebhaft
Viola Concerto
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Andante tranquillo
06. III. Molto vivace
Cor anglais Concerto
07. I. Allegretto
08. II. Lento
09. III. Vivace
Josef Schelb (1894–1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942 but, as if to make up for lost time, wrote some 150 more works after that, in the tonally liberated, quasi-Expressionist contrapuntal tradition of Hindemith and Hartmann; Bartók was an important influence, too. These three concertos show him at his most engaging: the contrapuntal craftsmanship that drives the music forward is deployed with a light and nimble touch, and passages of touching delicacy contrast with others where a lively sense of humour comes bubbling up to the surface.