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Kreutzer: Septet & Trio / Koch, Himmelpfortgrund
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Kreutzer: Septet & Trio / Koch, Himmelpfortgrund

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Details

Composer
KREUTZER, CONRADIN
Artist
Himmelpfortgrund, Koch
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jun 02, 2017
Catalog #
555067-2
UPC
761203506729

About

Today Conradin Kreutzer is regarded as an absolutely paradigmatic representative of the musical "Biedermeier," which designates not so much an epoch as a style and a state of mind. Chamber music often clearly of more demanding execution also served the purposes of home performance in middle-class households. Viewed stylistically, Kreutzer’s music may be described as tranquil, with a basic stance of intimate lyricism and emotionally finely balanced expressive content. Singable, catchy melodies, cautious chromaticisms, and logical harmonic designs predominate in his chamber music. Nevertheless, Kreutzer repeatedly surprises us with unexpected tones actually already suggesting romantic tones. With his great command of the compositional craft, he writes music that is virtuosic but not complicated and always very easy to realize instrumentally – producing music for home performance at its very best!

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The six-movement Septet Es-Dur op. 62 for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, violoncello and double bass is dated to 1804-10, even though the work was not printed until 1825, so that actually the opus number is not quite apt. The composition is of great musical richness, always soundly interesting, contrastingly attractive. The Ensemble Himmelpfortgrund offers an interpretation of undoubted freshness.

– Klassik.com

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro 11:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro
    Duration
    11:55
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  2. 2 II. Adagio 07:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:24
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  3. 3 III. Menuetto: Moderato 04:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Moderato
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  4. 4 IV. Andante - Maestoso 04:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante - Maestoso
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  5. 5 V. Scherzo: Prestissimo 03:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Scherzo: Prestissimo
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  6. 6 VI. Finale: Allegro vivace 06:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Finale: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Ensemble
    Himmelpfortgrund
  7. 7 I. Maestoso romanze - Allegro moderato 08:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Maestoso romanze - Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Performer
    Benjamin Reissenberger, Sergio Azzolini, Tobias Koch
  8. 8 II. Andante grazioso 06:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante grazioso
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Performer
    Benjamin Reissenberger, Sergio Azzolini, Tobias Koch
  9. 9 III. Rondo: Allegro 08:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Conradin Kreutzer
    Performer
    Benjamin Reissenberger, Sergio Azzolini, Tobias Koch