Henselt / Burkhardt / Hilger - Chamber Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Schwabach-born composer Adolph Henselt is mostly known as father of the Russian piano elite, being trained at conservatories all over Russia. However, this virtuoso was also a fantastic composer. On this CD from pianist Stefan Burckhardt, Henselt's romantic chamber music has been rediscovered. Henselt appears as a composer who challenged the technical and aesthetic possibilities of his time, albeit with a pleasing gesture! This CD includes ten remarkable first recordings; the Duo, Op. 14 has been recorded and published before in the version for piano and French horn. Album Tracks 1. Henselt Duo in B minor for Piano and Cello, Op. 14 2. Nocturne in a Flat Major, Op. 32 3. Erstes Impromptu in C minor, Op. 7 4. Zweites Impromptu in F minor, Op. 17 5. Drittes Impromptu in B Flat minor, Op. 34 6. Viertes Impromptu in B minor, Op. 37 7. Romance in B Flat minor from InchQuatre RomancesInch Op. 18, No. 2 8. Rondo Serioso in D minor, Woo 9. Souvenir de Varsovie in a Flat Major Op. 4, No. 2 10. Polka in D minor Op. 13, No.9 11. Valse Melancolique in D minor, Op. 36 12. Toccatina in C minor, Op. 25 13. Romance in B Flat minor, Op. 10 14. Etude in F Sharp Major InchVöglein-EtudeInch Op. 2, No. 6 15. L'aurore Boréale (Das Nordlicht). Valse Brilliante in C Sharp minor, Op. 30 16. Petite Romance in B Flat minor, Woo 17. Morgenständchen in D Flat Major, Op. 39 18. Wiegenlied (Berceuse) in G Flat Major, Woo