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Moszkowski: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia
Toccata

Moszkowski: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 / Hobson, Sinfonia Varsovia

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Details

Composer
MOSZKOWSKI, MORITZ
Artist
Sinfonia Varsovia
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Oct 04, 2019
Catalog #
TOCC0523
UPC
5060113445230

About

The Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925) is best remembered for a handful of virtuoso piano pieces, but he also produced a substantial body of orchestral music, most of it unperformed for decades. Astonishingly, he was only in his early twenties when he wrote his monumental ‘Symphonic Poem in Four Movements’ Johanna d’Arc – heard here in its first recording – a vast symphonic fresco depicting the life, death and transfiguration of the heroine of Friedrich Schiller’s 1801 play, Die Jungfrau von Orleans. Moszkowski admitted to the influence of Wagner and Raff on the work – but he also managed to prefigure the musical language of the Hollywood epics of sixty years later. As pianist, Ian Hobson has a long-standing relationship with Toccata Classics, and this is the fourth recording he has made in his alter ego as conductor – at the helm of the Sinfonia Varsovia, as with his previous albums, which uncovered the early orchestral music of Martinu. This is the first of a series of Ian Hobson recordings for Toccata Classics that will focus on Moszkowski’s piano and orchestral music.

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro commodo 23:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro commodo
    Duration
    23:00
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Jakub Haufa
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia Varsovia
    Conductor
    Ian Hobson
  2. 2 II. Andante malinconico 12:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante malinconico
    Duration
    12:49
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Jakub Haufa
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia Varsovia
    Conductor
    Ian Hobson
  3. 3 III. Molto moderato 10:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Molto moderato
    Duration
    10:07
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Jakub Haufa
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia Varsovia
    Conductor
    Ian Hobson
  4. 4 IV. Allegro molto 13:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    13:30
    Composer
    Moritz Moszkowski
    Performer
    Jakub Haufa
    Ensemble
    Sinfonia Varsovia
    Conductor
    Ian Hobson