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Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 85 & Sir John Falstaff, Op. 6

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Details

Composer
Hugo Kaun
Artist
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Jonathan Stockhammer
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Jul 03, 2026
Catalog #
555714-2
UPC
761203571420

About

After Hugo Kaun ended his American adventure and returned to the Old World, he began to pour the exotic events of his life into two symphonic tone poems. These have been in our catalogue since late 2023 under the title I'm Urwald (In the Primeval Forest). He soon rose to become one of the most highly regarded German composers (thanks primarily to his noteworthy works for male choirs), and in 1905 turned his attention to programme music. Sir John Falstaff, the incomparable charmer from William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor and the drinking companion of the future King Henry V, has been given a well-deserved place in the musical gallery of famous literary heroes alongside Till Eulenspiegel, MacBeth, Don Quixote, Don Juan, and Zarathustra, all to whom he certainly does justice from this, his first self-assured appearance. It also provides an excellent introduction to the powerful Second Symphony, which was completed five years later - further evidence of an orchestral maestro who had mastered the late Romantic repertoire with consummate skill.

Tracklist 5 tracks

  1. 1 Sir John Falstaff, Op. 60 15:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sir John Falstaff, Op. 60
    Duration
    15:48
    Composer
    Hugo Kaun
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Jonathan Stockhammer
  2. 2 I. Etwas bewegt, ernst. Ziemlich lebhaft 13:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Etwas bewegt, ernst. Ziemlich lebhaft
    Duration
    13:18
    Composer
    Hugo Kaun
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Jonathan Stockhammer
  3. 3 II. Adagio: Sehr innig, mit großem Ausdruck 14:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Adagio: Sehr innig, mit großem Ausdruck
    Duration
    14:00
    Composer
    Hugo Kaun
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Jonathan Stockhammer
  4. 4 III. Scherzo: Lebhaft 06:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Lebhaft
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Hugo Kaun
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Jonathan Stockhammer
  5. 5 IV. Finale: Marschmäßig 09:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Finale: Marschmäßig
    Duration
    09:35
    Composer
    Hugo Kaun
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Jonathan Stockhammer