Ursula Schoch - Duos Fur Zwei Violinen 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

After Louis Spohr with the violin duets op.9 and op.13 had rather met the demand of the publishers for conventional teacher-pupil-play literature, he presented with the following duet collections opp. 39 and 67 clearly more demanding works, which have it not only play- but also movement-technically in itself. The two violinists Ursula Schoch and Tjeerd Toch present here the first installment of their complete recording of the duets opp.39 and 67. The members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra show that in these pieces the listener also gets his money's worth.

Fritz Kauffmann was a composer who never fully realised his natural potential because he InchsufferedInch from so many different talents. Specifically, this son of a Berlin businessman, after completing his studies and spending some time as a private tutor, worked to reform musical life in Magdeburg from 1889 onwards, performing there as a conductor and pianist while neglecting his own creative work. The regret expressed by some contemporaries is easy to understand when listening to the two piano trios from the 1880s recorded here. He was a powerful romantic who expressed subtle originality within familiar forms. His expression and creativity range from dramatic force to subtle humour, and - as can be heard in the InchBarcaruolaInch from Opus 20 - he was not above the use of catchy tunes.

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