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Mayer: Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto, String Quartet, Piano Sonata
Capriccio

Mayer: Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto, String Quartet, Piano Sonata

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Details

Composer
MAYER, EMILIE
Artist
Kupiec, Tai, Neubrandenburger Philharmonie, Malzew, Tewinkel
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Oct 05, 2018
Catalog #
C5339
UPC
845221053394

About

“Miss E. Mayer is a rare phenomenon. [...] here we can see a female composer writing not merely for the pianoforte, but also solving the arduous task of orchestral composition, swarming with thousands of secrets. And how she solves it!” (Neue Berliner Musikzeitung 32, 1878) In the German-speaking area, it was Clara Schumann and Fanny Hensel that towered beyond the borders and, at the turn of the 20th century, it was Amy Beach in the USA and even more so Ethel Smyth in Great Britain that became icons of the women’s movement in music. Still hardly present is the music by the German Romantic composer Emilie Mayer. At the age of five, she began receiving piano lessons, and in the early 1840s none other than Carl Loewe in Stettin was her teacher. In her music, presented here, we encounter familiar classical form patterns, yet the focus is placed on the colorfulness of her music, which constantly holds new phrases and impulses, and with which she presents herself as one of the most important female representatives of Central European music in the 19th century.

REVIEW:

This is a very satisfying collection of works, most of which wouldn’t win any prizes for originality, but which nonetheless make for very enjoyable listening. I would judge the B-Minor Symphony, however, to be, if not a masterpiece, at least an important work and a significant contribution to the German Romantic symphonic literature. Strongly recommended.

–Fanfare

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allegro appassionato 11:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    11:22
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Stefan Malzew
  3. 2 II. Adagio 10:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    10:38
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Stefan Malzew
  4. 3 III. Allegro 07:39
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Stefan Malzew
  5. 4 IV. Presto 06:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Stefan Malzew
  6. 5 I. (Allegro) 13:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. (Allegro)
    Duration
    13:40
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Ewa Kupiec
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Sebastian Tewinkel
  7. 6 II. Un poco adagio 07:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Un poco adagio
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Ewa Kupiec
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Sebastian Tewinkel
  8. 7 III. Allegro 09:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    09:09
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Ewa Kupiec
    Ensemble
    Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
    Conductor
    Sebastian Tewinkel
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 I. Allegro appassionato 11:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    11:46
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Klenke Quartet
  11. 2 II. Scherzo: Allegro assai 03:14
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Klenke Quartet
  12. 3 III. Adagio con molta espressione 07:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio con molta espressione
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Klenke Quartet
  13. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 06:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Ensemble
    Klenke Quartet
  14. 5 I. Allegro 12:05
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    12:05
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai
  15. 6 II. Scherzo 03:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai
  16. 7 III. Un poco adagio 06:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Un poco adagio
    Duration
    06:48
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai
  17. 8 IV. Allegro animato 06:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro animato
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai
  18. 9 Salon Pieces, Op. 30: Tonwellen 04:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Salon Pieces, Op. 30: Tonwellen
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai
  19. 10 Marcia in A Major 03:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Marcia in A Major
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Emilie Mayer
    Performer
    Yang Tai