Composer: Ernst Krenek
Orchestra: Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Conductor: Karl-Heinz Steffens
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Release: 2019
Size: 1.23 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Potpourri Op. 54
7 Orchestra Pieces, Op. 31
02. No. 1, Moderato
03. No. 2, Andante
04. No. 3, Allegretto agitato
05. No. 4, Allegro moderato e grave
06. No. 5, Tranquillo e dolce
07. No. 6, Vivace
08. No. 7, Allegro giocoso
Symphonie, Op. 137 “Pallas Athene”9
09. I. Adagio
10. II. Allegretto moderato
11. III. Finale. Andante sostenuto
12. Tricks and Trifles, Op. 101
Ernst Krenek stood between the opposing musical worlds of his mentors: on the one hand, Franz Schreker (an exponent of late Romanticism); on the other, Arnold Schoenberg (who pioneered new territory). His own development as a unique, modern musical voice was correspondingly slow. During his subsequent years of travel, his quest for new means of expression eventually led to two contrasting works: the jazz opera Jonny spielt auf and the twelve-tone opera Karl V.
From time to time he resorted to earlier stylistic idioms, as evidenced on this recording by Potpourrie (1927) and Tricks and trifles (1945)