Toccata

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Composer
Ferdinand Hiller, Ignaz Moscheles
Artist
Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Toccata
Released
Aug 21, 2026
Catalog #
TOCN0042
UPC
5060640070424

About

In the days before recorded sound, people usually learned their orchestral music at home, playing it in piaIn the days before recorded sound, people usually learned their orchestral music at home, playing it in piano transcriptions for two or four hands. Two German-Jewish composers took that idea a stage further: Ignaz Moscheles, protege of Beethoven, wrote a symphony for four hands at a single keyboard, and Ferdinand Hiller, friend of Berlioz, Chopin and Liszt, went a step further, following Moscheles' symphony without an orchestra with an opera without singers - both works bold genre-busters well before the term had even been invented. No transcriptions for two or four hands. Two German-Jewish composers took that idea a stage further: Ignaz Moscheles, protege of Beethoven, wrote a symphony for four hands at a single keyboard, and Ferdinand Hiller, friend of Berlioz, Chopin and Liszt, went a step further, following Moscheles' symphony without an orchestra with an opera without singers - both works bold genre-busters well before the term had even been invented.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Ouverture 07:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Ouverture
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  2. 2 No. 2. Romanze des Mädchens 03:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Romanze des Mädchens
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  3. 3 No. 3. Polterarie 02:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Polterarie
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  4. 4 No. 4. Jägerchor und Ensemble 03:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Jägerchor und Ensemble
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  5. 5 No. 5. Romanze des Jünglings 03:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Romanze des Jünglings
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  6. 6 No. 6. Duettino 02:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Duettino
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  7. 7 No. 7. Trinklied mit Chor 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Trinklied mit Chor
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  8. 8 No. 8. Marsch 03:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Marsch
    Duration
    03:41
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  9. 9 No. 9. Terzett 03:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Terzett
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  10. 10 No. 10. Frauenchor 04:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Frauenchor
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  11. 11 No. 11. Tanz 04:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Tanz
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  12. 12 No. 12. Schlussgesang 02:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. Schlussgesang
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Ferdinand Hiller
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  13. 13 I. Andante patetico - Allegro agitato 10:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Andante patetico - Allegro agitato
    Duration
    10:29
    Composer
    Ignaz Moscheles
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  14. 14 II. Andante espressivo 06:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Andante espressivo
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Ignaz Moscheles
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  15. 15 III. Scherzo alla tedesca antica: Allegretto 04:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Scherzo alla tedesca antica: Allegretto
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Ignaz Moscheles
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard
  16. 16 IV. Andante patetico - Allegro con brio 11:23
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Andante patetico - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    11:23
    Composer
    Ignaz Moscheles
    Performer
    Stephanie McCallum, Erin Helyard