Robert Plane, Emily Beynon, David Adams, Mia Cooper, Gould Piano Trio - Kurt Roger - Chamber Music (2009)

Tracklist

01. Clarinet Quintet, Op. 116: I. Allegro Moderato
02. Clarinet Quintet, Op. 116: II. Lento
03. Clarinet Quintet, Op. 116: III. Introduction - Rondo Finale: Con Spirito
04. Piano Sonata, Op. 43: I. Toccata: Allegro Non Tanto, Ma Appassionato
05. Piano Sonata, Op. 43: II. Interlude: Lento
06. Piano Sonata, Op. 43: III. Phantasmagoria: Molto Sostenuto
07. Piano Trio, Op. 77: I. Allegretto
08. Piano Trio, Op. 77: II. Adagio
09. Piano Trio, Op. 77: III. Allegro
10. Variations On an Irish Air, Op. 58

Born in Austria and active in Vienna until 1938 when he emigrated to the USA before returning to Europe after the Second World War, Kurt Roger combined traditional, even archaic musical forms, with the adventurous harmonies of late Romanticism.

His Clarinet Quintet, like that of Brahms, is a beautifully conceived late work, while the Variations on an Irish Air recalls his visit to Ireland in 1939.

The Piano Trio displays Roger’s Classical Viennese roots and the Piano Sonata uses Baroque, Romantic and Modern elements in inventive combination.

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