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The blind composer Josef Labor was acquainted with many key figures of early 20th century Vienna, including pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost an arm in World War I. For him, Labor wrote the very first piano concerto for the left hand. Paul's brother, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, played the clarinet and may have given the first performances of the clarinet chamber works heard here. Ludwig claimed that Labor was one of the six greatest composers of all time, along with Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. That was going a bit far, but from the evidence here, there is no question that Labor had studied Brahms well and produced startlingly effective facsimiles. Sample the finale of the Trio in G minor for clarinet, viola, and piano left hand; it could easily be taken for a forgotten Brahms work. Labor did not manage Brahms' exquisite combination of limpid tunes with dizzying structural complexity, but at times, he came very close. All but one of the pieces here receive their world premieres. A few other pieces by Labor have surfaced, but these are fortunate to receive the fluent performances with which they're favored here by clarinetist Thorsten Johanns and a group of string and wind players. Note that the two quintets are designated as piano quintets in some online databases, but both are clarinet quintets, one for winds, the other for mostly strings. This release is certainly of interest to lovers of pre-WWI Vienna and those interested in the Wittgenstein family, but also to those beyond.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Piano Quintet in D Major, Op. 11 (Josef Labor)
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Nina Karmon, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Nina Karmon, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Nina Karmon, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Nina Karmon, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Trio for Clarinet, Viola & Piano Left Hand in G Minor (Josef Labor)
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Andreas Willwohl, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
DISC 2
Piano Quintet in D major (Josef Labor)
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Přemysl Vojta, Artist, MainArtist - Theo Plath, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Juri Vallentin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Přemysl Vojta, Artist, MainArtist - Theo Plath, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Juri Vallentin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Přemysl Vojta, Artist, MainArtist - Theo Plath, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Juri Vallentin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Přemysl Vojta, Artist, MainArtist - Theo Plath, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer - Juri Vallentin, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano Left Hand in E Minor (Josef Labor)
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Oliver Triendl, Artist, MainArtist - Alexander Hulshoff, Artist, MainArtist - Thorsten Johanns, Artist, MainArtist - Josef Labor, Composer
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
Albumbeschreibung
The blind composer Josef Labor was acquainted with many key figures of early 20th century Vienna, including pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost an arm in World War I. For him, Labor wrote the very first piano concerto for the left hand. Paul's brother, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, played the clarinet and may have given the first performances of the clarinet chamber works heard here. Ludwig claimed that Labor was one of the six greatest composers of all time, along with Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms. That was going a bit far, but from the evidence here, there is no question that Labor had studied Brahms well and produced startlingly effective facsimiles. Sample the finale of the Trio in G minor for clarinet, viola, and piano left hand; it could easily be taken for a forgotten Brahms work. Labor did not manage Brahms' exquisite combination of limpid tunes with dizzying structural complexity, but at times, he came very close. All but one of the pieces here receive their world premieres. A few other pieces by Labor have surfaced, but these are fortunate to receive the fluent performances with which they're favored here by clarinetist Thorsten Johanns and a group of string and wind players. Note that the two quintets are designated as piano quintets in some online databases, but both are clarinet quintets, one for winds, the other for mostly strings. This release is certainly of interest to lovers of pre-WWI Vienna and those interested in the Wittgenstein family, but also to those beyond.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 02:12:10
- Main artists: Oliver Triendl
- Composer: Josef Labor
- Label: CapriccioNR
- Genre: Klassiek Kamermuziek
(C) 2023 CapriccioNR (P) 2023 CapriccioNR
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