Title: Ernst: Complete Works, Vol. 5 Artist: Ernst / Lupu / Hobson Label: Toccata Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060113443106 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2016-01-08 Number of Discs: 1
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1812-65) was one of the leading musicians of his day, a friend of Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt and Mendelssohn, and for Joseph Joachim 'the greatest violinist I ever heard'. But the popular encore pieces by which Ernst is remembered today represent only a fraction of his output. This fifth CD - in series of seven presenting all his compositions for the first time - shows his mastery on large and small scale: the Polonaise and Variations on a Dutch Air are grand and brilliant compositions for the concert hall, and the sparkling operatic miniatures and tender arrangements are altogether more intimate.
Tracks: 1.1 Polonaise de Concert, Op. 17 1.2 Feuillet D'album, L'art de Phraser, Op. 16, No. 14 1.3 Rondino No. 3 in D Major on Meyerbeer's 'Robert Le Diable' 1.4 Rondino No. 1 in F Major on Carafa's 'Natalie' 1.5 Rondino No. 2 in a Major on Halevy's 'La Tentation' 1.6 Introduction: Moderato 1.7 Theme: Moderato 1.8 Var. 1: Brillante 1.9 Var. 2 1.10 Var. 3: Tranquillamente 1.11 Var. 4: Adagio 1.12 Finale: Allegro 1.13 Air de Danse Du 16Eme Siecle 1.14 Introduction: Maestoso 1.15 Theme: Quasi Andante 1.16 Theme: Quasi Andante 1.17 Var. 2: Au Talon en Tirant 1.18 Var. 3: Piu Mosso 1.19 Finale: Piu Mosso
