Levon Ambartsumian - Violin Concerto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Conditor Alme Syderum 2. Conditor Le Jour de Noel 3. Fantaisie No. 4 Sur Conditor Alme Syderum 4. Noe Noe Psallite Noe 5. Kyrie 6. Il Estoyt Une Fillette 7. Plaisir N'ay Plus Que Vivre en Desconfort 8. Dison Nau À Pleine Teste 9. Au Bois de Deuil 10. Fantaisie No. 31 Sur Une Jeune Fillette 11. O Beata Infantia 12. Fantaisie No. 30 Sur Une Jeune Fillette 13. Une Jeune Pucelle 14. Allons Gay Bergiere 15. L'on Sonne Une Cloche 16. O Gras Tondus 17. Vous Perdez Temps Heretiques Infames 18. Esprit Divins, Chantons Dans la Nuit Sainte 19. Agnus Dei

A native of Germany, Robert Volkmann was virtually unknown as a composer until the 1840s, when he moved to Hungary. It was there that Volkmann achieved wider recognition, due in part to Franz Liszt, Hans von Bülow, and Richard Wagner expressing admiration for his Piano Trio, Op. 5. Volkmann's music straddles the radical and conservative camps in the music of his era, with the early Fantasiebilder influenced by Schumann and Mendelssohn, and the scintillating Piano Sonata in C minor retaining the Classical roots of Beethoven and Schubert. From the cimbalom effects in the Ungarische Lieder to the whimsy in Lieder der Großmutter, Volkmann's expressive potency is always infused with a compulsive rhythmic verve. Album Tracks 1. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 1. Nachtstück. Allegro appassionato 2. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 2. Idylle. Tranquillo e cantabile 3. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 3. Walpurgis-Nachts-Scene. Allegro vivace 4. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 4. Hexentanz. Allegrissimo 5. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 5. Humoreske. Allegro con moto 6. 6 Fantasiebilder, Op. 1~No. 6. Elegie. Moderato 7. Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 12~I. Moderato cantabile 8. Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 12~II. Prestissimo 9. Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 12~III. Andante pesante 10. Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 12~IV. Allegro molto 11. Deutsche Tanzweisen, Op. 18~No. 1. Allegro moderato 12. Deutsche Tanzweisen, Op. 18~No. 2. Vivace ma non troppo 13. Deutsche Tanzweisen, Op. 18~No. 3. Moderato serioso 14. Deutsche Tanzweisen, Op. 18~No. 4. Tempo comodo 15. Deutsche Tanzweisen, Op. 18~No. 5. Vivo scherzando 16. Ungarische Lieder, Op. 20 17. 4 Marches, Op. 22~No. 1. Fester Sinn. Männlich Ernst (Tempo di Marcia) 18. 4 Marches, Op. 22~No. 2. Frühlingsfahrt. Gemüthlich heiter (Allegretto) 19. 4 Marches, Op. 22~No. 3, Hochländer-Zug. Keck und lebhaft 20. 4 March

Album Tracks 1. Violin Concerto in a Minor, B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53) Allegro Ma Non Troppo 2. Violin Concerto in a Minor, B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53) Adagio Ma Non Troppo 3. Violin Concerto in a Minor, B. 96/B. 108 (Op. 53) Finale Allegro Giocoso Ma Non Troppo 4. Romance for Violin & Orchestra in F minor (Arr. from Andante of STR QRT No. 5), B. 39 (Op. 11) 5. Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149) Allegro Moderato 6. Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149) Allegro Maestoso 7. Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149) Allegro Appassionato 8. Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149) Larghetto