Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos 3 & 4; Francois-Joseph Gossec: Symphony Op. 6,2
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Ernst von Gemmingen: Violin Concertos 3 & 4; Francois-Joseph Gossec: Symphony Op. 6,2

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Details

Composer
VON GEMMINGEN GOSSEC
Artist
Lessing, Schirmer, Weigle
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
CPO
Released
Jan 08, 2016
Catalog #
777866-2
UPC
761203786626

About

At long last CPO is now releasing Ernst von Gemmingen’s Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 as world-premiere recordings, again interpreted by one of the most versatile musicians of our times: Kolja Lessing, who both as a violinist and a pianist has lent strong impulses to music culture with his interpretive and musicological insights. CPO also has him to thank for the exemplary interpretation recorded here. In his booklet text he himself writes: "We as yet know only a little or almost nothing about the human being and artist Ernst von Gemmingen, whose extant music library, however, offers eloquent testimony to his select taste. An autodidact and a visionary, borne by a wealth of violinistic invention almost boundless for his times with respect to double-stop and bel-canto playing, no less in view of sophisticated figurations up to the highest registers, in his four broadly dimensioned violin concertos he created what practically amount to theatrical scenarios. The Violin Concertos Nos. 3 and 4 recorded here for the first time reveal these scenic qualities, paired with violinistic character and expressive eloquence surging far head into early romanticism – in even greater measure than in his first two concertos." A symphony by François-Joseph Gossec, Gemmingen’s contemporary and the principal composer of the French Revolution, complements the two concertos.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 13:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    13:02
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  2. 2 II. Romance: Adagio 04:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Romance: Adagio
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  3. 3 III. Rondo 04:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  4. 4 I. Allegro 13:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    13:25
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  5. 5 II. Adagio 07:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  6. 6 III. Rondo 08:13
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    Ernst von Gemmingen
    Performer
    Kolja Lessing
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Ulf Schirmer
  7. 7 I. Largo - Allegro 05:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Largo - Allegro
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    François-Joseph Gossec
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  8. 8 II. Largo 05:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    François-Joseph Gossec
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle
  9. 9 III. Allegro poco presto 05:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Allegro poco presto
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    François-Joseph Gossec
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Sebastian Weigle