Stöhr: Orchestral Music, Volume Two
) | Label: TOCCATA CLASSICS Catalog: TOCC0472 Format: COMPACT DISC Wilczynski, Piotr; Hobson, Ian; Sinfonia VarsoviaThis second volume of the orchestral music of the Austro-American composer Richard Stöhr (1874–1967) reveals further marvels: the first of his two suites for string orchestra encases a moving slow movement between a charming prelude and an elegant fugue; and the four imposing spans of the expansive First Symphony offer grandeur and heartfelt profundity – as well as irresistibly catchy tunes that will set the foot tapping. Stöhr writes in a musical language somewhere between Bruckner, Mahler and his exact Viennese contemporary Franz Schmidt – but it is a voice increasingly readily recognised as his own.  Price: $29.98 |