Schelb: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2 Kammersymphonie Berlin & Jürgen Bruns

• Josef Schelb (1894 - 1977): Piano Concerto:
• 1 Schelb: Piano Concerto: I. Straff bewegt 09:04
• 2 Schelb: Piano Concerto: II. Ruhige Achtel 06:15
• 3 Schelb: Piano Concerto: III. Sehr lebhaft 06:31
• Viola Concerto:
• 4 Schelb: Viola Concerto: I. Allegro moderato 09:51
• 5 Schelb: Viola Concerto: II. Andante tranquillo 06:32
• 6 Schelb: Viola Concerto: III. Molto vivace 06:14
• Cor anglais Concerto:
• 7 Schelb: Cor anglais Concerto: I. Allegretto 06:51
• 8 Schelb: Cor anglais Concerto: II. Lento 06:57
• 9 Schelb: Cor anglais Concerto: III. Vivace 05:16
• Total Runtime 01:03:31

Info for Schelb: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2

Josef Schelb (1894–1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942 but, as if to make up for lost time, wrote some 150 more works after that, in the tonally liberated, quasi-Expressionist contrapuntal tradition of Hindemith and Hartmann; Bartók was an important influence, too. These three concertos show him at his most engaging: the contrapuntal craftsmanship that drives the music forward is deployed with a light and nimble touch, and passages of touching delicacy contrast with others where a lively sense of humour comes bubbling up to the surface.

Tatjana Blome, piano (Tracks 1-3)
Sarina Zickgraf, viola (Tracks 4-6)
Dominik Wollenweber, cor anglais (Tracks 7-9)
Kammersymphonie Berlin
Jürgen Bruns, conductor

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