Lachner: Chamber Music & Piano Works

On this CD:

1. Pièces caractéristiques (6) for cello & piano, Op. 16 No. 3, Allegretto vivace
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Irene Gudel, Jost Michaels

2. Pièces caractéristiques (6) for cello & piano, Op. 16 No. 2, Andante con moto
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Irene Gudel, Jost Michaels

3. Pièces caractéristiques (6) for cello & piano, Op. 16 Allegro risoluto
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Irene Gudel, Jost Michaels

4. Pièces caractéristiques (6) for cello & piano, Op. 16 No. 1, Allegretto
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Irene Gudel, Jost Michaels

5. Moderato for solo violin in A minor
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Kolja Lessing

6. Abschiedsempfindung, romance for violin & piano, Op. 50
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Dr. Joachim Draheim, Kolja Lessing

7. Piano pieces (2), Op. 52
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Sontraud Speidel

8. Prelude and Toccata for piano, Op. 57
Composed by Vincenz Lachner

9. Deutsche Tanzweisen (6), for cello & piano, Op. 65
Composed by Vincenz Lachner
Performed by Heinrich Schiff, Christian Zacharias

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Rheinberger: Nonet in Ef; Lachner: Nonet
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Rheinberger's Nonet--Outstanding!!

Rheinberger: Nonet in Ef; Lachner: Nonet

Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000029L1
Release Date: 1994-02-22

Customer Reviews:

Rheinberger's Nonet--Outstanding!!.......2004-12-24

There are some artists who have a good technique and understanding, but are only endowed with limited original inspiration. This is not to knock them: it's merely a statement of fact. Such artists then occasionally come up with one or two excellent original works, and that's all. This is what separates them from the truly great artists who create numerous works to form a great body of work--an oeuvre.

Rheinberger is one of these "little" artists; and his Nonet is one of his few truly great works. He was truly inspired, and with his knowledge of technique, created at one hammer-blow (as it were) a gorgeous jewel.

Rheinberger's Nonet is excellent enough to compare with Schubert's Octet and Beethoven's Septet: in fact, I suspect this was Rheinberger's intention. It's wonderfully scored; it has excellent, original melodies; and the overall technique is outstanding. Rheinberger also wrote some other fine chamber works, but his Nonet is his masterpiece. He wrote quite a number of organ works, but for those I would go with Louis Vierne.

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The Obbligato Clarinet

Manufacturer: Divine Art
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001J3U0M
Release Date: 2005-05-31

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Requiem in F (Hybr)
Lachner , Kammersolisten Augsburg , and Meyer
Manufacturer: Carus
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ASIN: B000ROAPNQ
Release Date: 2007-07-17

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The New Life
ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL

Vita Nova

Manufacturer: Ecm Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000025XCZ
Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

Incipit Vita Nova - David James/Annemarie Dreyer/Ulrike Lachner/Rebecca Firth
Glorious Hill - The Hilliard Ens
Four Elements - Large Chm Ens/Roger Heaton
Sub Rosa - Gavin Bryars Ens

Customer Reviews:

The New Life.......2004-03-04

Worth buying solely for the first two pieces, Incipit Vita Nova, a lovingly unfolded song - half tribute, half lullaby - for string trio and David James's exceptional voice, and Glorious Hill, for a quartet of voices, which showcases Bryars' ability to write vocal music which changes constantly but maintains an essential succinctness of expression. Bryars manages to personalise his source material and create music of depth, imagination and cunning.

ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL.......2001-12-09

This would be a great album to give someone who thinks they don't like modern, contemporary composers. Gavin Bryars work is always fresh and challenging, but he never 'rubs it in the listener's face'. His compositions have form, structure, intelligence, emotion, and -- gasp! -- melody. This is not a study in dissonance challenging us to listen to it all the way through -- when it's over, we want more.

The Hilliard Ensemble is, of course, at the pinnacle of their field. Their voices inhabit that razor's edge between 'perfect' and 'human', with taste, ease and without pretention. They have reached the status that their name being attached to a recording is the musical eqivalent of the Good Housekeeping Seal -- there is quality to be found within. They are featured on only one track here as a group, 'Glorious hill' -- it was commissioned by them, and you can tell it was written with their talents in mind. This is one of the most singularly beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.

David James, the Ensemble's countertenor, is also heard on the cd's opening track, 'Incipit vita nova', written by Bryars to celebrate the birth of a daughter to a couple of his friends. His voice is heard alongside violin, viola and cello here. Bryars' text -- rendered into Latin -- is one of the most eloquent expressions of the wonder -- and the promise -- of birth I've ever read.

'Four elements' also features the voice of David James, although it is largely instrumental. The composition is built in movements to represent water, earth, air and fire -- it was originally written as a dance piece. Bryars places this in the hands of his 'large chamber ensemble' -- 10 players (alto sax, bass clarinet, fluegelhorn, French horn, trombone, piano, electric keyboard, two percussionists, double-bass), plus James and a conductor -- but the arrangement and performance gives a real feeling of intimacy.

The album's final track, 'Sub Rosa', was written by Bryars as a tribute to Bill Frisell. He explains in the notes that he was particularly impressed with a track from Frisell's IN LINE album (also on ECM) -- in 'Sub Rosa', Bryars paraphrases and expands upon line from Frisell's composition 'Throughout', from IN LINE. This piece is performed by Bryars' smaller ensemble (6 players: recorder, clarinet, violin, vibraphone, piano, double-bass).