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Complete Piano Quartets & Piano Sextet, Op. 5

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Composer
Caspar Joseph Brambach
Artist
Ernst Breidenbach, Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rossl, Mikhail Nemtsov, Gesine Kalbhenn-Rzepka, Marie Daniel
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
May 15, 2026
Catalog #
555653-2
UPC
761203565320

About

Caspar Joseph Brambach, who was two months younger than Johannes Brahms and survived him by almost five years, once basked in the glow of considerable attention. He studied and later taught at the Cologne Conservatory and was music director in Bonn for eight years before he dedicated himself solely to his own compositions, in which vocal music played a predominant role. His works for male chorus were especially well received, but his instrumental works were also popular. Brambach, who was from the Rhineland, left no doubt that the masters of the Romantic era, above all Robert Schumann, played an important role in his musical world. This first recording includes the sextet for piano and strings from his last year in Cologne and just as he moved to Bonn (around 1860). Also featured are his three piano quartets, the last of which the composer used to champion his ideals shortly before the turn of the 20th century.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro appassionato 10:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    10:10
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Gesine Kalbhenn-Rzepka, Marie Daniels, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  3. 2 II. Allegro energico 05:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro energico
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Gesine Kalbhenn-Rzepka, Marie Daniels, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  4. 3 III. Andante 06:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Gesine Kalbhenn-Rzepka, Marie Daniels, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  5. 4 IV. Allegro vivace 07:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Gesine Kalbhenn-Rzepka, Marie Daniels, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  6. 5 I. Andante - Allegro molto 11:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro molto
    Duration
    11:48
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  7. 6 II. Adagio 11:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    11:36
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  8. 7 III. Molto allegro vivace quasi presto 06:12
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Molto allegro vivace quasi presto
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  9. 8 IV. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo 10:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:45
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  10. Disc 2
  11. 1 I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con brio 11:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    11:24
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  12. 2 II. Andante con moto 10:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    10:20
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  13. 3 III. Allegro vivace 06:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  14. 4 IV. Allegro 08:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  15. 5 I. Andante espressivo - Allegro agitato 11:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante espressivo - Allegro agitato
    Duration
    11:21
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  16. 6 II. Adagio non troppo 10:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Adagio non troppo
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  17. 7 III. Scherzo: Allergo molto vivace 05:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allergo molto vivace
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach
  18. 8 IV. Un poco Adagio - Allegro vivace 09:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Un poco Adagio - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    09:05
    Composer
    Carl Joseph Brambach
    Performer
    Ingo de Haas, Thomas Rössel, Mikhail Nemtsov, Ernst Breidenbach