Violin Concertos

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Label
CPO
Release Date
November 13, 2015
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      GERNSHEIM, FRIEDRICH
    • PERFORMER
      Roth, Hamburger Symphoniker, Zurl
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 13, 2015
    • UPC
      761203786121
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      777861-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    2. II. Andante affetuoso

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    3. III. Finale: Allegro energico e con brio

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    4. Fantasiestuck in D Major, Op. 33

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    5. I. Allegro risoluto

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    6. II. Andante cantabile

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl

    7. III. Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Friedrich Gernsheim

      Ensemble: Hamburger Symphoniker

      Performer: Linus Roth

      Conductor: Johannes Zurl


The rediscovery of the works of German composer Friedrich Gernsheim continues with this collection, the third from CPO focusing on his considerable output which spotlights his violin concertos featuring the noted chamber violinist Linus Roth with the Hamburg Symphony conducted by Johannes Zurl. Gersheim's long life improbably encompassed meeting Liszt, Brahms and Saint-Saëns and extended into World War I when he spent the last years of his life in Berlin. Due to his Jewish ancestry, Gernsheim's music was effectively banned and removed from German music libraries during WWII further burying legacy, a slight that is being slowly corrected with releases such as this. Gernsheim's unique contribution is the sustained beauty and expressiveness of his melodies, informed by the Brahms and Schumann influences yet wholly his own.