Hugo Kaun - Am Rhein (1912)

[Reverie]

Hugo Kaun (1863-1932) has been the subject of a little discussion on this forum. Born in Berlin, Hugo emigrated to the United States in 1887 and settled in Milwaukee, which was home to a well-established German immigrant community.  At the turn of the century, Kaun returned to Germany and continued his teaching in Berlin where he died in 1932.

I offer this rendition of a short but extremely vibrant orchestral overture entitled Am Rhein (with score)

Shades of Richard Strauss, Wagner and Mahler along with a few dollops of Viennese schmaltz. The orchestration is masterly.

https://youtu.be/psNEiRItQKA

[dhibbard]

very nice !!

[Santo Neuenwelt]

If interested you can hear extensive soundbites of his chamber music at links below.
His Piano Quintet here http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/kaun-piano-quintet.htm
His String Quartet No.1 here http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/kaun-string-qt1.htm
String Quartet No.3 here http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/kaun-string-qt3.htm
String Quintet here http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/kaun-string-quintet.htm
Octet here http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/kaun-octet.htm

[eschiss1]

then again, you can also hear the whole of his string quartets no.1 and 4 (thanks Matesic) @ IMSLP and 3rd quartet iirc in an aircheck in our downloads, etc.