Composer: Richard Stöhr
Performer: Piotr Wilczynski
Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia
Conductor: Ian Hobson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0472
Release: 2023
Size: 639 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Suite No. 1 in C major, Op. 8
01. I. Praeludium: Presto
02. II. Andante
03. III. Fuge: Allegro grazioso
Symphony No. 1 in A minor, Op. 18
04. I. Andante maestoso
05. II. Scherzo: Allegro commodo – Quasi allegretto
06. III. Andante religioso
07. IV. Finale: Vivacissimo
This second volume of the orchestral music of the Austro-American composer Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) reveals further marvels: the first of his two suites for string orchestra encases a moving slow movement between a charming prelude and an elegant fugue; and the four imposing spans of the expansive First Symphony offer grandeur and heartfelt profundity – as well as irresistibly catchy tunes that will set the foot tapping. Stöhr writes in a musical language somewhere between Bruckner, Mahler and his exact Viennese contemporary Franz Schmidt – but it is a voice increasingly readily recognised as his own.