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Hungarian Serenade / Offenburg String Trio
Naxos

Hungarian Serenade / Offenburg String Trio

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
OFFENBURGER STRING TRIO
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jan 15, 2021
Catalog #
8551406
UPC
730099140638

About

In Hungary at the beginning of the 20th century, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály were collecting and making analytical studies of Hungarian folk music, creating a new interest in the native music of their homeland. This album, featuring rarely heard works from the succeeding generation of Hungarian composers, presents a distinctive portrait of the Hungarian music scene from the interwar years to the 1950s, by composers who faced discrimination or paid the ultimate price for their Jewish heritage. The Offenburg String Trio was created in 1981 in Offenburg, Germany, the home town of its three musicians. The current ensemble consisting of the Schilli brothers Frank (violin) and Rolf (viola) and Martin Merker (cello) has played concerts since 1987. The Trio has received awards in several international chamber music competitions in Germany, France, Italy, and The Netherlands. The ensemble has been invited many times to perform on radio and television, including productions by SWR, Swiss Radio DRS 2, RAI Roma, Radio Catalunya, and the Irish, Brazilian, Russian, and Vietnamese television networks. The members of the Offenburg String Trio have served as the artistic directors of the Offenburg Cloister Concerts since 1995 and in recent years have directed the Trio Chamber Music Weeks for amateur ensembles in Germany and Switzerland.

REVIEW:

This issue is not just music for its own sake, but an inspiring testament that, despite adversity, injustice and cruelty, man’s indomitable spirit of courage always triumphs in the end. Sensitive and engrossingly passionate performances, coupled with some excellent sonics, complete a disc that is certainly not for the squeamish, but deeply rewarding for those who are inclined to search for the meaning behind the notes.

– Classical Music Daily

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Szatmári táncok (Szatmár Dances) 02:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Szatmári táncok (Szatmár Dances)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  2. 2 I. Allegretto 05:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Géza Frid
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  3. 3 II. Andante cantabile 04:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Géza Frid
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  4. 4 III. Allegro giocoso all' ungherese 06:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso all' ungherese
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Géza Frid
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  5. 5 I. Allegro 03:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Frank Schilli, Martin Merker
  6. 6 II. Lento, rubato 02:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Lento, rubato
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Frank Schilli, Martin Merker
  7. 7 III. Allegretto 03:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegretto
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Performer
    Frank Schilli, Martin Merker
  8. 8 I. Andante 05:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Ferenc Farkas
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  9. 9 II. Allegretto 05:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Ferenc Farkas
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  10. 10 I. Andante - Allegro 04:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Andante - Allegro
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    László Weiner
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  11. 11 II. Adagio 05:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    László Weiner
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  12. 12 III. Allegro 04:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    László Weiner
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  13. 13 Somogyi táncok (Dances of Somogy) 03:30
    Track
    13
    Title
    Somogyi táncok (Dances of Somogy)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Sándor Veress
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  14. 14 I. Allegro 06:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Rezső Kókai
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  15. 15 II. Recitativo, Notturno e Canzone 07:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Recitativo, Notturno e Canzone
    Duration
    07:02
    Composer
    Rezső Kókai
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio
  16. 16 III. Allegro moderato, quasi tempo giusto 04:24
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato, quasi tempo giusto
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Rezső Kókai
    Ensemble
    Offenburg String Trio