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Rott: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Ward, Gurzenich Orchestra Koln
Capriccio

Rott: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 / Ward, Gurzenich Orchestra Koln

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Details

Composer
ROTT, HANS
Artist
Gurzenich Orchester Koln, Ward
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Sep 04, 2020
Catalog #
C5408
UPC
845221054087

About

‘It simply cannot be gauged what music has lost with him’ (Gustav Mahler) Hans Rott was a composer from Gustav Mahler’s time who had been unknown or known only by name even to most pundits. Many people have expressed the opinion, perhaps justifiably, that only his tragic fate prevented him from going down in the annals of music as Mahler’s equal and establishing a permanent position in the repertoire. A member of Bruckner’s circle within the music scene in Vienna, he developed a pronounced antipathy towards Johannes Brahms. In view of many of his works, it is difficult to comprehend that during Rott’s lifetime presumably not one of them was performed in public, but that only presentations took place under the aegis of internal conservatory events. With these recordings Capriccio attend to fill the gap with his (some of them reconstructed) orchestral works and document these fascinating worlds of music for the eternity.

REVIEW:

The young British conductor Christopher Ward directs Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra in Capriccio’s first volume of Rott’s orchestral works with obvious commitment and makes no attempt to batten down the Wagnerian elements that course so freely; nor should he. With a thoughtfully balanced recording and concise notes this is a revealing document of Rott’s music, and the reconstruction of the Hamlet overture has the advantage of being heard in its world premiere recording.

– MusicWeb International

Tracklist 8 tracks

  1. 1 Hamlet Overture (reconstructed by J.V. Schmidt) 10:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hamlet Overture (reconstructed by J.V. Schmidt)
    Duration
    10:47
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  2. 2 I. Präludium: Nicht zu langsam 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Präludium: Nicht zu langsam
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  3. 3 II. Langsam 05:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Langsam
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  4. 4 Julius Cäsar: Prelude 07:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    Julius Cäsar: Prelude
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  5. 5 Orchestral Prelude in E Major 03:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    Orchestral Prelude in E Major
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  6. 6 II. Scherzo 03:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  7. 7 IV. Finale: Sehr schnell 02:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Finale: Sehr schnell
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward
  8. 8 Pastorales Vorspiel (Pastoral Prelude) in F Major 14:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Pastorales Vorspiel (Pastoral Prelude) in F Major
    Duration
    14:29
    Composer
    Hans Rott
    Ensemble
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
    Conductor
    Christopher Ward