Karkkainen / Gustafsson - Szymanowski Kodaly Schnittke - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The protagonist of these recordings owed his posthumous fame to an error. The Jena Symphony, discovered in the city's university library in 1909, was thoroughly studied, discussed, and even recorded as a supposed early work by Beethoven. However, since 1968 it has been established that the composition is by no means the titan's InchzeroInch symphony, but rather the 14th of 23 symphonies that Friedrich Witt wrote in Niederstetten, Baden-Württemberg, many of which were also published.A full five weeks older than his colleague from Bonn, whom he outlived by nine years, he had been court conductor in Würzburg since 1802, where his symphonic output took an astonishing turn and was apparently renumbered. The three symphonies recorded here, Nos. 1 to 3, were written a few years earlier than their much-praised cousin, but consistently display uncompromising quality. Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 1 in B-Flat Major 2. Symphony No. 2 in D Major 3. Symphony No. 3 in F Major

Had Alberto Ginastera not been born just three years after the scandalous premiere of The Rite of Spring, he could easily have been considered one of the earliest followers of the InchpaganInch Stravinsky. Although wild rhythms of ancient dances, volcanic eruptions of complex sound layers, and martyrs of all kinds permeate his works, they are never random in form. His First String Quartet from 1948, for example, follows a traditional path, with some bows losing a bit of horsehair during performance - not unlike his Piano Quintet, premiered in Venice in 1963, which explores the limits of what is possible in seven extremely concise sections that the composer described as Inchneo-expressionisticInch.Maurice Ravel's unique String Quartet acts as an InchimpressionistInch antipode and delicate counterpoint in this context. Album Tracks 1. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Allegro violento ed agitato 2. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Vivacissimo 3. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Calmo e poetico 4. String Quartet No. 1, Op. 20~Allegramente rustico 5. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Allegro moderato. Très doux 6. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Assez vif. Très rythmé 7. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Très lent 8. String Quartet in F major, Op. 35~Vif et agité 9. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Introduzione 10. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza I per viola e violoncello 11. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Scherzo fantastico 12. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza II per due violini 13. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Piccola musica notturna 14. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Cadenza III per pianoforte 15. Piano Quintet, Op. 29~Finale

Album Tracks 1. Missa Solemnis in D Kyrie Eleison I 2. Missa Solemnis in D Christe Eleison 3. Missa Solemnis in D Kyrie Eleison II 4. Missa Solemnis in D Gloria in Excelsis 5. Missa Solemnis in D Et in Terra Pax 6. Missa Solemnis in D Laudamus Te 7. Missa Solemnis in D Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi 8. Missa Solemnis in D Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus 9. Missa Solemnis in D Cum Sancto Spiritu 10. Missa Solemnis in D Credo in Unum Deum 11. Missa Solemnis in D Et Incarnatus Est 12. Missa Solemnis in D Et Resurrexit 13. Missa Solemnis in D Et Vitam Venturi Saeculi 14. Missa Solemnis in D Sanctus 15. Missa Solemnis in D Agnus Dei 16. Motetto de Venerabili Sacramento O Salutaris Hostia 17. Litaniae Lauretanae in C Kyrie Eleison - Monika Frimmer/Alsfelder Vokalensemble/Wolfgang Helbich 18. Sancta Maria, Ora Pro Nobis 19. Virgo Prudentissima 20. Speculum Justitiae 21. Rosa Mystica 22. Salus Infirmorum, Ora Pro Nobis 23. Regina Angelorum, Regina Patriarcharum 24. Agnus Dei, Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi