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Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

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Composer
Felix Woyrsch
Artist
Wurttembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Howard Griffiths
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 17, 2026
Catalog #
555628-2
UPC
761203562824

About

The works of the late Romantic composer Felix Woyrsch stand as eloquent defenses of the creative successor. Perhaps it is precisely this too often disparaged generation of "late-born" artists who laid the groundwork for the great masters. By absorbing earlier achievements and reshaping them to serve their own expressive aims, they laid the foundation for later greatness. The Silesian-born Woyrsch, who established himself permanently in Altona-then still independent of Hamburg-demonstrated that even diametrically opposed models could be reconciled. He succeeded in bringing together Wagner, Bruckner, and Brahms almost imperceptibly, without sacrificing his own artistic identity. On the contrary, the cycle of six symphonies, now completed with the present release, emerges as a distinctive artistic statement-made all the more impressive by the fact that Woyrsch remained genuinely receptive to the developments of modernism.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 I. Sehr mäßig bewegt 08:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Sehr mäßig bewegt
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 II. Sehr langsam 07:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    07:42
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 III. In ruhig schreitender Bewegung - Schnell und leicht - Erstes Zeitmaß 06:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. In ruhig schreitender Bewegung - Schnell und leicht - Erstes Zeitmaß
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 IV. Sehr langsam - Sehr bewegt - Mäßig bewegt, nicht schleppend 13:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sehr langsam - Sehr bewegt - Mäßig bewegt, nicht schleppend
    Duration
    13:09
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 I. Sanktus: Mäßig schnell 06:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Sanktus: Mäßig schnell
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 II. Via crucis: Mäßig langsam 07:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Via crucis: Mäßig langsam
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 III. Gloria: Lebhaft, doch nicht übereilt 05:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Gloria: Lebhaft, doch nicht übereilt
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Felix Woyrsch
    Ensemble
    Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths