Label: MUSICAPHON 55706
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CONTEMPORARY GERMAN MUSIC: HAMBURG/CICHEWIECZ

Label: MUSICAPHON 55708
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GERHARD FROMMEL (1906 – 1984)
Sonata for Piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 15

Lars Jonsson, piano
Was erzählast du heut, allein geblieben from “Vier Gesänge”, Op. 16 No. 3
Pia caritatevole amorosissima

Adelheid Vogel, soprano; Eugen Wangler, piano
Sonata for Piano No. 4 in F major, Op. 21

Karl-Heinz Lautner, piano
Songs of Silence, Op. 4

Rainer Lutz, baritone; Gutlinde Sudau, piano
Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 32

Daniel Sepec, violin; Rainer Hoffmann, piano

Label: MUSICAPHON 56819
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GUITAR MUSIC OF BAROQUE: SPAIN: THOMAS SCHMITT (GUITAR)

Label: MUSICAPHON 56826
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GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681 – 1767) – CHAMBER MUSIC AND SONGS
Cantatas "Die Großmut", "Die Falschheit", "Die Zeit"
Sonate à 3 for recorder, violin and B.c.
Concerto C minor for alto recorder and harpsichord
Sonata A minor for soprano recorder and B.c.

Knut Schoch, tenor

Manfred Harras, recorders

Johannes Gebauer, violin

Arno Jochem, viol

Sally Fortino, harpsichord
Knut Schoch has become an internationally sought-after soloist in the fields of Lied, oratorio, and opera. Moreover, he has made appearances throughout Europe and in Japan, and participated as soloist in numerous recordings for CDs, radio, and television.
Manfred Harras has conducted masterclasses in Switzerland, Germany, England, Italy, and Israel. Another important aspect of his work is the publication of modern editions of early music.
Johannes Gebauer presently plays with Joshua Rifkin's Bach Ensemble and La Stravaganza, Cologne, among others. Besides Baroque music, he has dedicated himself to the performance of Classical and Early Romantic music on historical instruments.Arno Jochem has performed as gambist and Baroque cellist with numerous well recommended ensembles in concerts, opera and radio productions and nearly forty CD recordings.
Sally Fortino is active as harpsichordist, harpsichord teacher and organist in Basle. She is member of the ensemble Les Goûts-réünis and on the faculty of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.

Label: MUSICAPHON 56888
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Trio Bamberg
When three outstanding soloists as Jewgeni Schuk, violin, Stephan Gerlinghaus, violoncello and Robert Benz, piano form a trio, success is just around the corner: Trio Bamberg is now acclaimed by the critics as one of Europe’s top-class ensembles. They are present worldwide in concert rows and at festivals continously and repeatedly praised by the critics: “golden moments of chamber music”, “meeting three Olympians”, “world class niveau” are attributes that were certified to the ensemble. After various recordings on Thorofon here now comes the debut of the ensemble on Musicaphon with two piano trios of a composer who belonged to a rare species: Onslow was financially independent and therefore had not to live from income by his compositions (the happy one). So he could afford not to have to take any regards onto musical fashions, and maintained therefore a rather conservative-classical style. Just with his chamber music Onslow had attained international renown. In France he was celebrated as “our French Beethoven (and that to right, because stylistically and formally clear references to Beethoven are recognizable in his work). In Germany one claimed him for the same reason as composer of the German school (Robert Schumann). Especially in Germany Onslow had great successes with his symphonies and chamber music.

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GUSTAV MAHLER (1860 – 1911)
Symphony No. 2 in C minor “Resurrection” (Version for two pianos by Hermann Behn)

Christiane Behn, Mathias Weber, piano; Daniela Bechley, soprano; Iris Vermillion, alto

Harvestehuder Kammerchor/Claus Bantzer
Amongst Mahler’s select circle of friends in Hamburg belonged Hermann Behn.
This law graduate had also studied composition with Anton Bruckner in Vienna and with Joseph Rheinberger in Munich. His compositions include no fewer than nine song books and a piano sonata. Mahler considered him to be an important patron: Behn valued Mahler‘s music and assisted ( - also financially) its publication. Together with the Hamburg industrialist Wilhelm Berkhan he also funded the premiere of the second symphony, on 13th December 1895 in Berlin. Mahler was, in turn, very impressed by Behn’s compositions, particularly his songs. After Mahler had completed his second symphony he gave the score to his friend Behn: he wanted to be sure it was in safe hands. Behn began to transcribe the work for two pianos without Mahler’s knowledge. Mahler was enthusiastic when, on returning from his travels, Behn surprised him with this transcription. He called it “excellent” and in Behn’s house they played through the first three movements together. The manuscript has only now been rediscovered by Behn’s great-granddaughter, the pianist Christiane Behn. The Hamburg premiere was given in the small hall of the ‘Laeiszhalle’ on November 17th, 2008.