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Title: Trails of Creativity: Music from between the wars 1918 – 1938

Composer
: GÁL, RATHAUS, ROSSE, WALTON, etc.

Musicians: David Frühwirth, violin
Henri Sigfridsson, piano

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Catalogue # AV0009 (2 CDs)

Price: £12.49 (2 CDs for the price of 1) + free postage


SUMMARY
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Trails of Creativity: 1918 – 1938. Music from between the wars including Busch, Gál, Gurney, Korngold, Rathaus, Rossé, Walton, Weill, Wellesz


TRACK LISTING
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CD1
Hans GÁL (1890 - 1987)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D (1933)* (25:32)
1. Allegretto quasi andante (10:17)
2. Scherzo (5:39)
3. Largo con espressione - Allegro poco sostenuto, ma con fuoco (9:36)
Karl RATHAUS (1895 - 1954)
Suite, Op. 27 (1927)* (14:26)
4. Bewegt und wuchtig (3:04)
5. Andante (4:09)
6. Capriccio (3:55)
7. Allegro (3:15)
Frederick ROSSE (1867 - 1940), arr. Albert Sammons (1886 - 1957)
Suite: The Merchant of Venice (1905, arr. 1921)* (18:48)
8. Prelude No. 1 (4:14)
9. Intermezzo (3:30)
10. Oriental March (2:35)
11. Prelude No. 2 (4:17)
12. The Doge's March (4:12)
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD (1897 - 1957)
Suite: Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11 (1920) (13:43)
13. Maiden in the Bridal Chamber (3:25)
14. March of the Watch (2:14)
15. Garden Scene (5:51)
16. Hornpipe (2:31)
CD2
William WALTON (1902 - 1983)
1. Toccata for Violin and Piano (1922-23)* (15:46)
Adolf BUSCH (1891 - 1952)
Suite for Violin and Piano in G minor, Op.38 (1927)* (15:16)
2. Praeludium (2:11)
3. Allegro vivace (3:09)
4. Andante cantabile (4:15)
5. Adagio - Presto (5:40)
Egon WELLESZ (1885 - 1974)
Suite for Violin and Piano, Op 56 (1937, rev. 1957)* (11:19)
6. Adagio - Andante (8:30)
7. Allegretto (2:49)
Kurt WEILL (1900 - 1950), arr. Stefan Frenkel (1902 - 1979)
Seven Pieces from The Threepenny Opera (1930) (13:30)
8. The Ballad of Mack the Knife (2:46)
9. Call from the Grave (1:31)
10. The Ballad of Pleasant Living (2:13)
11. Polly's Song (1:50)
12. The Procurer's Ballad (1:43)
13. Pirate Jenny (1:28)
14. Cannon Song (2:00)
Ivor GURNEY (1890 - 1937)
15. The Apple Orchard (3:19)
16. Scherzo* (4:49)
*Premiere Recording
Total time: 2:18:12

Recorded 29 July - 2 August 2002 at St. Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Berkshire, England
Recording Producer: Michael Haas
Sound Engineer and Editor: Simon Fox-Gál


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