Late Romantics in Central Europe # 1

There are two generations of composers in this post and in volume #2, with Brahms and Reger as the main pillars. Dvořák and Bruch are in the older generation but they were still composing in the 20th century as you can see from Rusalka and from the Concerto for clarinet and viola. The best known works here are the piano quintets of Dvořák and Brahms, in good performances not yet appeared in Davide's Summer/Winter series. While if you are looking for a new composer try Vítězslav Novák, it might be interesting.


Max Reger (1873-1916)
Trio for violin, viola and piano op. 2
Trio for violin, violoncello and piano op. 102

Trio Parnassus
Gunter Teuffl viola
MDG 303 0751-2 (1998)
[flac, cue, log, scans]



Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
The three String Quartets
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
String Quartet

Lasalle Quartet
Deutsche Grammophone 437 128-2 (1981)
[flac, cue, log, scans]



Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Quintet op. 34

Musikvereinsquartett
André Previn piano
Philips 412 608 (1985)
[flac, cue, log, scans]





Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Piano Quintet op. 81
String Quartet op. 51

Takács Quartet
Andreas Haefliger piano
Decca 466 197-2 (1999)
[flac, cue, log, scans]




Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam"
Julius Reubke (1834-1856)
Der 94ste Psalm. Sonata for the organ
Max Reger (1873-1916)
Fantasy on the Chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"

Christian Schmitt
Goll organ at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern, 2000
Ars Musici/Primavera AMP 5109-2 (2001)
[flac, cue, log, scans]


Max Reger (1873-1916)
Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor
Fantasy on the chorale "Wie schön leucht' uns der Morgenstern"
Twelve pieces for the organ: Kyrie, Gloria, Benedictus

Arvid Gast
Steinmeyer organ at Christuskirche Mannheim, 1911
Motette CD 11511 (1991)
[flac, cue, log, scans]



Max Reger (1873-1916)
Complete Chorale Fantasias

Wouter van der Broek
Organs at Grote Kerk, Breda & Stevenskerk, Nijmegen
Brilliant Classics (2004). Recorded 1989-1990
[flac, cue, log, scans]




Max Bruch (1838-1920)
Concerto for clarinet, viola and orchestra
Romanza for viola and orchestra
Eight pieces for clarinet, viola and piano

Paul Meyer clarinet, Gerard Caussé viola, René Duchable piano
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
Kent Nagano
Erato 2292-45483-2 (1990)
[flac, cue, log, scans]


Vítězslav Novák (1870-1949)
Pan. Symphonic Poem

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Zdenek Bílek
Marco Polo 8.223325 (1990)
[flac, cue, log, scans]






Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Rusalka

Renée Fleming, Ben Heppner, Dolora Zajick, Franz Hawlata, Eva Urbanová, The Kühn Mixed Choir
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Mackerras
Decca 460 568-2 (1998)
[flac, cue, log, scans]



Franz Lehár (1870-1948)
Gold und Silber; waltzes from: Die lustige Witwe, Wo die Lerche singt, Giuditta, Der Graf von Luxemburg, Zigeunerliebe, Eva

Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester
Willi Boskovsky
EMI CDC 7 47020 2 (1983)
[flac, cue, log, scans]



Antonio Smareglia (1854-1929)
Orchestral music from the operas Cornelius Schut, Il vassallo di Szigeth, Oceana, Preziosa, Bianca da Cervia

Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra, Vilnius
Silvano Frontalini
Bongiovanni GB 2142-2 (1994)
[flac, cue, log, scans]




Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
21 Hungarian Dances

Wiener Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Deutsche Grammophon 410 615-2 (1982)
[flac, cue, log, scans]