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Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Variations on a Theme of Brahms and Other Piano Music

Heinrich Von Herzogenberg, Goldstone & Clemmow Piano Duo, Anthony Goldstone
Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Variations on a Theme of Brahms and Other Piano Music
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (40) - Disc #1
1. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Theme. Langsam, innig
2. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 1. Bewegter
3. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 2. In gleichem Tempo
4. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 3. Ziemlich langsam
5. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 4. Rasch
6. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 5. Sehr langsam
7. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 6. Etwas bewegt
8. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 7. Langsam
9. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 8. Sehr rasch
10. Theme & Variations, for 2 pianos, Op. 13: Variation 9. Majestätisch
11. Allotria (Book 1), for 2 pianos, Op. 33: No. 1. Allegro
12. Allotria (Book 1), for 2 pianos, Op. 33: No. 2. Allegretto
13. Allotria (Book 1), for 2 pianos, Op. 33: No. 3. Allegro agitato
14. Variations on a Theme of Brahms, for 2 pianos, Op. 23: Andante - Adagio - Con moto - Allegro - L'istesso tempo - Poco meno mosso, ma
15. Variations on a Theme of Brahms, for 2 pianos, Op. 23: Allegretto - Lento appassionato
16. Variations on a Theme of Brahms, for 2 pianos, Op. 23: Allegretto - Meno mosso
17. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 1. Allegro commodo
18. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 2. L'istesso tempo
19. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 3. Agitato e grazioso
20. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 4. Tempo I
21. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 5. Poco maestoso
22. Waltzes, Opus 53: No. 6. L'istesso tempo
23. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Thema. Moderato
24. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 1. Allegro
25. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 2. Poco meno mosso
26. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 3. Allegretto
27. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 4. Allegro energico
28. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 5. Andantino
29. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 6. Allegro
30. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 7. Scherzando
31. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 8. Larghetto
32. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 9. Vivace
33. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 10. Largo
34. Variations on the Minuet from 'Don Giovanni', for piano, Op. 58: Variation 11. Poco Adagio
35. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Grazioso
36. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Allegretto
37. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Andante
38. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Vivace
39. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Agitato
40. Capriccio, for piano, Op. 107: Moderato

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All Artists: Heinrich Von Herzogenberg, Goldstone & Clemmow Piano Duo, Anthony Goldstone
Title: Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Variations on a Theme of Brahms and Other Piano Music
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Toccata
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/12/2006
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5060113440105

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"This is one of the first releases on the new Toccata Classics label, and if the exemplary standards of this collection are anything to go by, collectors are in for a treat." ?BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE, (***** performance & sound!!!) "Forgotten music by great composers, great music by forgotten composers" That is the mission of Toccata Classics?a label created expressly to explore unjustly neglected repertoire. Toccata Classics is the first label to tackle forgotten repertoire head on, recording only the music that has not yet gained the audience it deserves. Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843?1900), though a highly respected figure in his own time, has only recently begun to be rediscovered as a gifted and immediately communicative composer. His music, like that of his hero Brahms, offers an effortless flow of beautiful melody? and, as also with Brahms, behind the apparently serious demeanor lurks plenty of rhythmic pep and an easygoing sense of fun.

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CD Reviews

Glorious Duo-Piano Music from an Almost-Forgotten Master

J Scott Morrison | Middlebury VT, USA | 07/14/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Austrian composer Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843-1900), after dallying with the music of the Wagner school, came under the influence of Brahms and remained an ardent follower of Brahms's classic style. He and his wife Elisabeth, a former student of Brahms, became close friends of Brahms; their correspondence with him is an important record of musical thinking of the time. His music has been enjoying a minor resurgence in just the last few years and this issue, the first from a new label, Toccata Classics, started by the redoubtable critic and music book publisher, Martin Anderson, adds to the growing discography. The distinguished two piano team of Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow are well-suited to this marvelous music. As far as I know none but one of the works recorded herein have been previously; Goldstone and Clemmow's earlier performance of the Variations on a Theme by Brahms was issued on the Symposium label but is no longer easily available. The motto of the Toccata Classics label is 'Forgotten music by great composers, great music by forgotten composers', which is certainly an apt description of the music on this release.

Herzogenberg's style falls easily within the Mendelssohn/Schumann/Brahms ambit with great melodies, clever counterpoint, and rhythmic variety with both gusto and delicacy. There is a good deal of virtuosic piano writing. All but one of the works on this CD are, as I indicated, first recordings, the exception being the Variations on a Theme of Brahms Op.23 (pub. 1876). The first recordings include Theme and Variations for Two Pianos Op.13 (pub. 1870); Allotria* for Piano Duet Op.33 Book 1 (pub. 1882); Waltzes for Piano Duet Op.53 (pub. 1887); Variations on the Minuet from Don Giovanni for Piano Solo Op.58 (pub. 1889); and Capriccio for Piano Solo Op.107 (pub. 1900). The two piano solos are played by Goldstone.

*Allotria means 'strange things' in classical Greek.

All praise to the two pianists, to Toccata Classics for publishing this fine CD, and to the production team for capturing such lifelike recorded sound. I can make an unalloyed recommendation to anyone who loves the music of the late Austro-German classic/romantic school.

Scott Morrison"