Albert-Schweitzer-Ensemble - Anton Reicha: Chamber Music (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Born in Prague in 1770, Anton Reicha moved to Bonn in 1785, where he played violin and flute in the court orchestra, along with Ludwig van Beethoven. The two, who were the same age, struck up a close friend- ship, and initially it seemed that Reicha was the more successful of the two, as already in 1787, he managed to get his first symphony and several smaller works performed in Bonn. By contrast, Beethoven worked on and abandoned a symphony in c minor during this time, and his two large-scale cantatas from 1790 do not seem to have been performed during his lifetime. Reicha, however, was also far more academically inclined and entered the University of Bonn in 1789, although possibly due to familial pressure, whereas Beethoven left for Vienna in 1792. They would not meet until 1802, by which time Reicha had lived in Hamburg, studied mathematics, philosophy, and composition, as well as the best methods of teaching it. As a result of these studies, much of Reicha’s output blurs the boundaries between the musical, the didactic, and the theoretical, and he had a profound effect on his contemporaries, including Beethoven.

Tracklist:
CD1
01. Grand Quatuor concertant for Piano, Flute, Bassoon and Cello in E Flat Major, op. 104: I. Adagio-Allegro
02. Grand Quatuor concertant for Piano, Flute, Bassoon and Cello in E Flat Major, op. 104: II. Andante
03. Grand Quatuor concertant for Piano, Flute, Bassoon and Cello in E Flat Major, op. 104: III. Allegro assai
04. Grand Quatuor concertant for Piano, Flute, Bassoon and Cello in E Flat Major, op. 104: IV. Finale: Allegro
05. Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello in G Major: I. Adagio
06. Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello in G Major: II. Allegro
07. Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello in G Major: III. Menuetto: Allegro
08. Trio for Flute, Violin and Cello in G Major: IV. Rondo: Allegretto

CD2
01. Grand Trio concertant for Violin, Cello and Piano in A Major, op. 101: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Grand Trio concertant for Violin, Cello and Piano in A Major, op. 101: II. Minuetto: Allegro vivace
03. Grand Trio concertant for Violin, Cello and Piano in A Major, op. 101: III. Andante con sordini
04. Grand Trio concertant for Violin, Cello and Piano in A Major, op. 101: IV. Finale: assai
05. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: I. Adagio
06. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: II. Allegro assai
07. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: III. Menuetto
08. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: IV. Andante
09. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: V. Tempo di Minuetto
10. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: VI. Andante con Variationi: Thema
11. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: VII. Variation I
12. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: VIII. Variation II
13. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: IX. Variation III
14. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: X. Variation IV
15. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: XI. Variation V
16. Quintet No. 2 for Flute, Clarinet, French Horn, Bassoon and Viola in E Flat Major: XII. Presto: Rondeau


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