Damcke: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2

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Label
CPO
Release Date
January 6, 2023
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Berthold Damcke
    • PERFORMER
      Pianotrio Then-Bergh-Yang-Schafer
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 06, 2023
    • UPC
      0761203552122
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555521-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    2. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio: Poco meno mosso

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    3. III. Andante

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    4. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    5. La Demande, Op. 16

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Michael Schäfer

    6. I. Allegro

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    7. II. Andante

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    8. III. Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    9. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    10. II. Minuetto - Trio: Poco ritenuto

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    11. III. Larghetto espressivo

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    12. IV. Finale: Allegro molto vivace

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    13. La Veillée, Op. 38

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Ilona Then-Bergh, Michael Schäfer

    14. I. En Printemps

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Michael Schäfer

    15. II. Une Nuit d'Ete

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Michael Schäfer

    16. III. Chant d'Automne

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Michael Schäfer

    17. IV. En Hiver

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Michael Schäfer

    18. No. 1. Chant d'amour

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer

    19. No. 2. Berceuse

      Composer: Berthold Damcke

      Performer: Wen-Sinn Yang, Michael Schäfer


First the discovery of his works in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, then the new edition of the chamber music works in the Kammermusikverlag from 2020 and finally the contact to the three performers / inside who had great interest to record these works. So, finally, with these first recordings, about 160 years after the composition of these works, one can have a listening impression of the chamber music of Berthold Damcke: a German composer, pianist, conductor, music educator and critic, and newspaper correspondent. Born in Hanover, he first studied theology and later music in Frankfurt am Main. in 1845 Damcke went to St. Petersburg. From 1859 he lived and worked in Paris, where he was active as a correspondent, among other things. The 2 piano trios at the center of this production are works that were very much heard in Paris at the time, or in its salons. The Revue et Gazette described the music as "the best chamber music". Liszt spoke of Damcke as one of the most sought-after composition teachers in Paris. Berlioz called him a "great musician, an artist." The recorded works are worth rediscovering and performing.