Robert Kahn: Leaves from the tree of life Ensemble Emigré

• Donald Kahn (1865 - 1951):
• 1 3 Stücke for cello and piano, Op. 25: I. Romanze in F Minor 04:38
• 2 7 Gesänge, Op. 27: II. 's ist ein so stiller heil'ger Tag 01:48
• 3 6 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 20: II. Novemberfeier 01:18
• 4 6 Lieder, Op. 52: I. Idyll 02:44
• 5 10 Lieder, Op. 42: X. Liebestrost 02:20
• Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life):
• 6 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 500 (Variations on No. 1) in A-Flat. Andante 06:25
• 7 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Allegretto non troppo 01:18
• 8 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor. Andantino con moto, quasi improvisato 01:58
• 9 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 5 in F Minor. Assai sostenuto ed espressivo 02:33
• 10 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 53 in E. Allegretto con moto 01:28
• 11 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473a in G. Moderato 01:30
• 12 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473b in G. Poco allegretto 00:57
• 13 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473c in G. Allegretto vivace 00:45
• 14 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 474 in E Minor. Andante sostenuto 01:52
• 15 Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 475 in G. Vivace 00:46
• Donald Kahn:
• 16 9 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, Op. 31: No. 2. Liebesbrief 01:38
• 17 9 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, Op. 31: No. 8. Die Unke 02:14
• 18 5 Lieder, Op. 38: No. 5. Feuerbestattung 02:07
• 19 9 Lieder im Volkston, Op. 47: No. 9. Gebet 01:36
• Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54:
• 20 Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: I. Allegro non troppo 05:30
• 21 Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: II. Presto assai 03:30
• 22 Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: III. Andante sostenuto 06:56
• 23 Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: IV. Allegro agitato 05:42
• Total Runtime 01:01:33

Info for Robert Kahn: Leaves from the tree of life

Robert Kahn was born in Mannheim in 1865 and died in Biddenden, Kent in 1951. How did a composer who impressed Brahms, and who the older composer offered to give lessons to end up in the UK in a small village? Kahn became an influential professor of music at the Berlin Hochschule, and before that had his works performed by the Joachim Quartet, and the Berlin Philharmonic under Hans von Bülow. Kahn was a friend of Joachim, von Bülow, Adolf Busch and Richard Mühlfeld. His compositional style was along the lines of Mendelssohn, Schuman and Brahms, he was an admirer of Reger, whose contrapuntalism no doubt had an influence upon Kahn. He avoided large scale romantic forms, and became famed for his songs, choral works, chamber music and the huge Tagebuch in Tönen, (Music from the Tree of Life) a collection of solo piano works, suites for piano and lieder that run to over 1100 pieces.

Things started to go wrong for Kahn with the rise of the Nazis. Branded ‘degenerate’ by the National Socialists, he was thrown out of his teaching positions, and in 1937 left for the UK, settling in Kent and composing right up to his death. This album is a fascinating introduction to a composer that political extremism and hatred tried and failed to erase.

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