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Rebay: Complete Works For Clarinet & Guitar / Magistrelli, Laura
Brilliant Classics

Rebay: Complete Works For Clarinet & Guitar / Magistrelli, Laura

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Details

Composer
REBAY, FERDINAND
Artist
Magistrelli, Laura
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
May 31, 2011
Catalog #
BRI94171
UPC
5028421941714

About

Here's a genuine rarity: Ferdinand Rebay (1878-1953) has been hitherto unknown outside a small circle of guitar connoiseurs, but that should change thanks to this attractive set of sonatas and dances, all receiving their first recordings at the hands of two talented young Italian musicians. Rebay was Viennese born and bred. In 1901 he entered the piano class of Joseph Hofmann at the Vienna Conservatory and studied composition with the eminent pedagogue Robert Fuchs, who counted Mahler, Wolf, Sibelius and von Zemlinsky among his students.

Four years later, when leaving the Conservatory with a distinction in composition, Rebay's catalogue already numbered around 100 works, including a piano concerto dedicated to Prof. Hofmann. He continued to compose prolifically, mainly in the area of vocal music, pro-ducing around 100 choral works, 400 Lieder and two operas. After the Anschluss in 1938, Rebay lost his teaching positions as well as his pension and was reintegrated only in 1945, a few months before his definite retirement. Rebay's interest in writing for the guitar was triggered by his niece, the guitarist Gerta Hammerschmid (1906-1985) and by her teacher, his friend and colleague at the Musikakademie, Jakob Ortner (1879-1959), who probably introduced him to the technical possibilities of the instrument. He died, almost forgotten, in Vienna in 1953.

Among Rebay's most ambitious and important guitar works are the duos for guitar and a string or wind instrument. Substantial works, with a duration between 15 and 25 minutes, these duos have no match in the guitar repertoire; the Sonatas on this disc are among their number, and complemented by stylish arrangements made by Rebay of several of Beethoven's German Dances. The scarce original repertoire for clarinet and guitar, limited during the 19th century essentially to Heinrich Neumann's six serenades is almost trebled by Rebay's substantial contribution.

OTHER INFORMATION:
- World Premiere Recordings
- Detailed booklet notes on Rebay's life and work
- www.luigimagistrelli.com

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Praeludium 02:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Praeludium
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  2. 2 No. 2. Villanelle mit Variationen 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Villanelle mit Variationen
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  3. 3 No. 3. Rondo Walzer 04:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Rondo Walzer
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  4. 4 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 4 in B-Flat Major (arr. F. Rebay) 01:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 4 in B-Flat Major (arr. F. Rebay)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  5. 5 Kleine Variationen (after F. Chopin's Preludes Op. 28) 05:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Kleine Variationen (after F. Chopin's Preludes Op. 28)
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  6. 6 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 5 in E-Flat Major (arr. F. Rebay) 01:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 5 in E-Flat Major (arr. F. Rebay)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  7. 7 I. Allegro molto moderato 09:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro molto moderato
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  8. 8 II. Thema und Variationen 04:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Thema und Variationen
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  9. 9 III. Tanz Rondo 05:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Tanz Rondo
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  10. 10 12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 7 in C Major (arr. F. Rebay) 01:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    12 German Dances, WoO 8: No. 7 in C Major (arr. F. Rebay)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  11. 11 I. Sehr ruhig und Leise Beginnend 06:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Sehr ruhig und Leise Beginnend
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  12. 12 II. Variations on the Volksliedchen (after R. Schumann's Album für die Jugend) 05:26
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Variations on the Volksliedchen (after R. Schumann's Album für die Jugend)
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  13. 13 III. Scherzo 04:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Scherzo
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  14. 14 IV. Finale: Allegretto moderato 05:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegretto moderato
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  15. 15 I. Massig Bewegt 04:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Massig Bewegt
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  16. 16 II. Ruhig und Drucksvoll 05:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Ruhig und Drucksvoll
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura
  17. 17 III. Leichtbewegt mit Humor Rondo 04:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Leichtbewegt mit Humor Rondo
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Ferdinand Rebay
    Performer
    Luigi Magistrelli, Massimo Laura