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Dohnanyi, Weiner: Works for Orchestra
Capriccio

Dohnanyi, Weiner: Works for Orchestra

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Details

Composer
DOHNANYI WEINER
Artist
Paternostro
Format
CD
Label
Capriccio
Released
Aug 06, 2021
Catalog #
C5380
UPC
845221053806

About

Ernst von Dohnanyi was one of the most versatile and influential musicians of his time but his works are now seldom played. A gap which Capriccio want to fill now with this fifth recording of his late romantic, sensual music, deeply rooted in the Austro-German classical tradition. An appetizer is the overture of the one-act opera Tanta Simona, which has plenty of that Italian flair to show for that runs through the opera’s plot. After its premiere in 1910, the Suite in F-sharp minor Op.19 became one of the most performed Dohnányi’s works, whereas the American Rhapsody Op.47, which is full of quotations with American folk melodies, was his last orchestral work, first performed in 1954 at Ohio University. Finally his 8 years younger colleague Leó Weiner shows us in his early composition, the Serenade in F minor (1906) apart from the influence of the German and Austrian romantics, typical Hungarian colors and rhythms.

REVIEW:

Ernö Dohnanyi’s one-act comic opera Aunt Simona was premiered in Dresden in 1913. This aunt was once abandoned by her lover. Having become misandrist, she warns the younger generation against any relationships. The overture is already full of melodious inventions and is a pleasing start to this CD, on which the Suite op. 19 is the longest work.

With its variation movement, a scherzo, a romance and a rondo, it is a particularly attractive work, full of beautiful melodies and imaginative orchestral touches. Roberto Paternostro lovingly allows the melodies to blossom, but also sharpens the contrasts, making for an exciting performance overall.

The American Rhapsody, Dohnanyi’s homage to the United States, where he settled in 1949, is based on various American melodies without ultimately sounding truly American. Paternostro does well not to search uselessly for an Americana character, but to make the music simply vital or, for long stretches, with a lot of genuine poetry too.

– Pizzicato

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Tante Simona, Op. 20: Overture 04:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tante Simona, Op. 20: Overture
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  2. 2 I. Andante con variazioni 01:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Andante con variazioni
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  3. 3 I. Variation 1: Più animato 01:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Variation 1: Più animato
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  4. 4 I. Variation 2: Animato 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Variation 2: Animato
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  5. 5 I. Variation 3: Andante tranquillo 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Variation 3: Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  6. 6 I. Variation 4: Allegro 01:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Variation 4: Allegro
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  7. 7 I. Variation 5: Vivace 01:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Variation 5: Vivace
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  8. 8 I. Variation 6: Adagio 03:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Variation 6: Adagio
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  9. 9 II. Scherzo 04:50
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  10. 10 III. Romanza 05:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Romanza
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  11. 11 IV. Rondo 08:39
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Rondo
    Duration
    08:39
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  12. 12 American Rhapsody, Op. 47 14:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    American Rhapsody, Op. 47
    Duration
    14:16
    Composer
    Ernő Dohnányi
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  13. 13 I. Allegretto quasi andantino 07:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Allegretto quasi andantino
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  14. 14 II. Lebhaft, sehr rhythmisch 05:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Lebhaft, sehr rhythmisch
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  15. 15 III. Rubato - Andantino 04:55
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Rubato - Andantino
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro
  16. 16 IV. Allegro molto 05:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Leó Weiner
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
    Conductor
    Roberto Paternostro