Caspar Kummer - Chamber Music for Winds
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 94472
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 20th May 2013
Contents
Works
Adagio and Variations for basset horn and piano, op.45Concertino in C major for flute, clarinet and piano, op.101
Duet for flute and clarinet, op.46 no.1
Duet for flute and clarinet, op.46 no.2
Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, op.32
Von Dir! Die Sternlein, die sprachen die ganze Nacht, for flute, clarinet and piano, op.127
Artists
Luigi MagistrelliItalian Classical Consort
Works
Adagio and Variations for basset horn and piano, op.45Concertino in C major for flute, clarinet and piano, op.101
Duet for flute and clarinet, op.46 no.1
Duet for flute and clarinet, op.46 no.2
Trio for flute, clarinet and bassoon, op.32
Von Dir! Die Sternlein, die sprachen die ganze Nacht, for flute, clarinet and piano, op.127
Artists
Luigi MagistrelliItalian Classical Consort
About
Though Kummer rose to the position of Kapellmeister in the castle chapel of an important German duke in his later years, his creative output failed to reach a similar level of renown after his death in 1870.
The music on this collection, constructed around his favourite instrument, goes some way towards doing the composer some justice. There are a number of noticeable highlights here. Von Dir! is a fascinating attempt - on the performers' part - at 'making an instrument speak': the original vocal part is interpreted by a lyrical and otherworldly clarinet, which is in constant dialogue with the complementary flute.
The challenging Adagio and Variations, meanwhile, requires a mastery of the basset horn (an instrument that, interestingly, was rather out of fashion for much of Kummer's life), pushing the instrument to the upper edge of its range. The final Trio leaves us with a suggestion of the greater stylistic variety within Kummer's work, leaning towards the Romantic rather than the dominant Classical style of the rest of the collection.
This exploration of a relatively unknown composer is undertaken by an ensemble who are appearing here for the first time on Brilliant Classics: the Italian Classical Consort, led by multi-instrumentalist Luigi Magistrelli. Even more fittingly, they specialise in performances of the much-neglected Classical and Romantic repertoire, and they are known for their concerts and masterclasses the world over.
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