Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra & Andreas Hotz - Westerhoff: Concertos (2017)

Tracklist
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01. Viola Concerto No. 1 in G Major: I. Allegro
02. Viola Concerto No. 1 in G Major: II. Adagio
03. Viola Concerto No. 1 in G Major: III. Rondo
04. Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro
05. Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio non troppo
06. Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 6: III. Rondo. Allegretto
07. Viola Concerto No. 3 in C Major: I. Allegro
08. Viola Concerto No. 3 in C Major: II. Andante
09. Viola Concerto No. 3 in C Major: III. Air varié


‘The son of an Osnabrück town musician has in fact created a concerto that easily holds its own with the renowned repertoire works of a Louis Spohr or a Carl Maria von Weber’. In 2011, audiophil wrote this on the occasion of the first release by the Osnabrück composer Christian Westerhoff. Now a second CD is presenting tonally sophisticated concertos by this Mozart contemporary. The fact that Westerhoff wrote viola concertos of great virtuosity represents a unique feat for his times. He himself must have enjoyed a sovereign command of this instrument. Barbara Buntrock has recorded two charming, virtuosic, and entertaining concertos for us! Along with the flute concerto, they contribute to the rediscovery of a composer from Mozart’s times who demonstrates that great talents were active even in Germany’s provincial northwest.

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