Agnieszka Kopacka, Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson - Stöhr: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Concerto im alten Stil, Op. 68: I. Intrata
02. Concerto im alten Stil, Op. 68: II. Sarabande & Scherzo
03. Concerto im alten Stil, Op. 68: III. Burleske & Aria
04. Concerto im alten Stil, Op. 68: IV. Introduction & Finale
05. Suite No. 2 in A Minor for String Orchestra, Op. 120: I. Andante maestoso
06. Suite No. 2 in A Minor for String Orchestra, Op. 120: II. Molto vivace
07. Suite No. 2 in A Minor for String Orchestra, Op. 120: III. Adagio con espressione
08. Suite No. 2 in A Minor for String Orchestra, Op. 120: IV. Allegro leggiero e scherzando
09. Suite No. 2 in A Minor for String Orchestra, Op. 120: V. Introduction & Finale

These two works for string orchestra were composed on either side of the flight of the Viennese composer Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) from occupied Austria to the USA, and from prominence and danger to liberty and obscurity, and they reflect the change in his circumstances: the Concerto in the Old Style is expansive, witty, energetic and endlessly good-natured, whereas the Second Suite is introspective, understated and deeply felt. These first recordings allow the discovery of two major additions to the repertoire for strings; the Second Suite is also one of the last grand statements of late Romanticism.

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