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When Germany invaded Austria in 1938, Robert Fürstenthal, born in 1920, took the path of many Viennese Jews and fled to the United States, where he made his living as an accountant; the fact that he had written music in his youth was soon forgotten. Reconnection, after 35 years, with the woman who had been his first love rekindled both that flame and his urge to compose, and from then on songs and chamber music flowed from his pen, preserving the spirit of fin-de-siècle Vienna under the Californian sun - 'When I compose, I am back in Vienna', he explained. He died in November 2016, aged 96, knowing that his lyrical, eloquent music was at last attracting the attention of both musicians and microphones. Album Tracks 1. Notturno in D flat major for piano trio, Op. 51 2. Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47~I. Allegro con spirito 3. Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47~II. Intermezzo Comodo 4. Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47~III. Lento 5. Flute Sonata in G minor, Op. 47~IV. Allegretto un poco marcato 6. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46~I. Lento - Allegro moderato 7. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46~II. Scherzando 8. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46~III. Adagio 9. Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 46~IV. Lento - Allegro assai 10. Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63~I. Allegro con brio 11. Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63~II. Lento 12. Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63~III. Scherzando 13. Oboe Sonata in E flat major, Op. 63~IV. Grave - Allegro moderato 14. Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a~I. Allegro con brio 15. Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a~II. Adagio misterioso 16. Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a~III. Scherzando - Dolce 17. Viola Sonata in B minor, Op. 60a~IV. Grave 18. Notturno in D major for piano trio, Op. 19
