American Classics - Toch: Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata No 2, Burlesken, Impromptus, / Spectrum Concerts Berlin
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American Classics - Toch: Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata No 2, Burlesken, Impromptus, / Spectrum Concerts Berlin

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Composer
TOCH, ERNST
Artist
Spectrum Concerts Berlin, Dodge
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Naxos
Released
Apr 29, 2008
Catalog #
8559324
UPC
636943932421

About

Ernst Toch's 1928 Violin Sonata opens this new Naxos collection of the composer's chamber music. The rather dissonant piece spends a good bit of its time on the fringes of atonality (especially the angular first movement) but then softens its harmonic contours a bit for the finale, which is a brisk gallop in the style of Shostakovich. The earlier (1923) Burlesken for Piano, a suite of comical dances, makes for less challenging listening, while Three Impromptus for Cello, composed just a year before Toch's death in 1964, captivates through masterful cello writing, as well as emotional expressiveness.

Toch composed the Quintet upon his arrival in the United States in 1938, and what comes through forcefully is the sense of his nostalgia for the world he left behind as he brilliantly marries Brahmsian compositional style to 20th-century tonal language. The movement titles go straight to the heart of the matter: The Lyrical Part, The Whimsical Part, The Contemplative Part, and The Dramatic Part, with the Contemplative slow movement being the most firmly rooted in the 20th century, reaching a Berg-style expressiveness. Spectrum Concerts Berlin provides committed and powerfully rendered performances, all captured in first-rate sound. Toch fans need not hesitate in acquiring this excellent disc.

--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Trotzig, ansturmend 06:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Trotzig, ansturmend
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Annette von Hehn, Daniel Blumenthal
  2. 2 II. Intermezzo: Tanzerisch – grazios (Allegretto) 02:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Intermezzo: Tanzerisch – grazios (Allegretto)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Annette von Hehn, Daniel Blumenthal
  3. 3 III. Allegro giusto 03:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro giusto
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Annette von Hehn, Daniel Blumenthal
  4. 4 No. 1. Gemachlich 04:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Gemachlich
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
  5. 5 No. 2. Lebhaft 03:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Lebhaft
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
  6. 6 No. 3. Der Jongleur: Muito vivo (Sehr lebhaft) 01:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Der Jongleur: Muito vivo (Sehr lebhaft)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
  7. 7 No. 1. Andante cantabile 02:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Frank S. Dodge
  8. 8 No. 2. Allegretto grazioso 01:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Frank S. Dodge
  9. 9 No. 3. Adagio, con espressione 04:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Adagio, con espressione
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Frank S. Dodge
  10. 10 I. The Lyrical Part: Allegro non troppo 13:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. The Lyrical Part: Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    13:23
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
    Ensemble
    Spectrum Concerts Berlin
  11. 11 II. The Whimsical Part 05:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. The Whimsical Part
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
    Ensemble
    Spectrum Concerts Berlin
  12. 12 III. The Contemplative Part: Adagio 10:34
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. The Contemplative Part: Adagio
    Duration
    10:34
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
    Ensemble
    Spectrum Concerts Berlin
  13. 13 IV. The Dramatic Part 07:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. The Dramatic Part
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Ernst Toch
    Performer
    Daniel Blumenthal
    Ensemble
    Spectrum Concerts Berlin