Naxos
American Classics - Toch: Tanz-suite, Cello Concerto
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Details
- Composer
- TOCH
- Artist
- Spectrum Concerts Berlin
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Oct 31, 2006
- Catalog #
- 8559282
- UPC
- 636943928226
About
The two works on this disc date from the early to mid 1920s and very much belong to the "new objectivity" of composers such as Weill and early Hindemith. Indeed, when listening to the Cello Concerto, the latter's Kammermusik series comes readily to mind. The Dance Suite, inventively scored for flute, clarinet, violins, viola, double bass, and percussion, is quite a substantial piece as well, lasting nearly half an hour and featuring a typically manic, highly stylized take on theoretically popular music. Both works are extremely acerbic harmonically, often verging on atonality, but at the same time quite recognizably melodic and often shot through with a curiously haunting, bittersweet lyricism.
In short, these works are very much redolent of their time and place, and if the period or the idiom interests you, then so will these very polished and well recorded performances. There's really nothing more that needs to be said: the players are uniformly fine, with cellist Christian Poltéra making the concerto sound as close to effortless as it probably ever can. The music may be gnarly, but it's also highly virtuosic and often fun (particularly in the Dance Suite), and this latter quality comes through quite effectively. In sum, this is a fine disc, but one for specialized tastes.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
In short, these works are very much redolent of their time and place, and if the period or the idiom interests you, then so will these very polished and well recorded performances. There's really nothing more that needs to be said: the players are uniformly fine, with cellist Christian Poltéra making the concerto sound as close to effortless as it probably ever can. The music may be gnarly, but it's also highly virtuosic and often fun (particularly in the Dance Suite), and this latter quality comes through quite effectively. In sum, this is a fine disc, but one for specialized tastes.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 10 tracks
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1 I. Ansturmend, ziemlich rasch (Roter Wirbeltanz) 04:50
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Ansturmend, ziemlich rasch (Roter Wirbeltanz)
- Duration
- 04:50
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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2 II. Schwer, lastend (Tanz des Grauens) 05:55
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Schwer, lastend (Tanz des Grauens)
- Duration
- 05:55
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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3 III. Intermezzo: Fliessende Achtel 02:42
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Intermezzo: Fliessende Achtel
- Duration
- 02:42
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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4 IV. Gemessen (Tanz des Schweigens) 04:13
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Gemessen (Tanz des Schweigens)
- Duration
- 04:13
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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5 V. Intermezzo: Lebhaft 02:42
- Track
- 5
- Title
- V. Intermezzo: Lebhaft
- Duration
- 02:42
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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6 VI. Massige Viertel (Tanz des Erwachens) 09:31
- Track
- 6
- Title
- VI. Massige Viertel (Tanz des Erwachens)
- Duration
- 09:31
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Hartmut Rohde, Marieke Schneemann, Priya Mitchell, Stacey Watton
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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7 I. Allegro assai moderato 10:36
- Track
- 7
- Title
- I. Allegro assai moderato
- Duration
- 10:36
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Christian Poltéra
- Ensemble
- Spectrum Concerts Berlin
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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8 II. Agitato 03:09
- Track
- 8
- Title
- II. Agitato
- Duration
- 03:09
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Christian Poltéra
- Ensemble
- Spectrum Concerts Berlin
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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9 III. Adagio 09:32
- Track
- 9
- Title
- III. Adagio
- Duration
- 09:32
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Christian Poltéra
- Ensemble
- Spectrum Concerts Berlin
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll
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10 IV. Allegro vivace 04:24
- Track
- 10
- Title
- IV. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 04:24
- Composer
- Ernst Toch
- Performer
- Christian Poltéra
- Ensemble
- Spectrum Concerts Berlin
- Conductor
- Thomas Carroll