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The Music => Recordings & Broadcasts => Topic started by: eschiss1 on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 17:32

Title: Straesser
Post by: eschiss1 on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 17:32
a string quartet (no.1, in E minor from 1901, of at least 4) by Ewald Straesser (1867-1933) has been uploaded in parts and now recording (by Steve's Bedroom Band) to IMSLP; also, 2 posthumously-published Intermezzos for string trio by Charles HH Parry, a more familiar name I suspect.

Straesser op.12 no.1 (http://imslp.org/wiki/String_Quartet,_Op.12_No.1_%28Straesser,_Ewald%29).

Parry Intermezzi (http://imslp.org/wiki/2_Intermezzi_%28Parry,_Charles_Hubert_Hastings%29).

(He - no, I am not a sockpuppet truly, just an interested listener, though I did upload the parts of the Straesser, true, in late 2009 when I found them on Sibley (and, more recently, the score of Straesser's 4th quartet of 1920, in the same key) - also awhile ago uploaded an early Gouvy quartet - and other works some of which have been mentioned here, some not. Anyway.)
Eric
Title: Re: Straesser
Post by: Mark Thomas on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 19:02
An immediate download for me. Thanks for the information Eric. I have a radio dub of Straesser's First Symphony and it's a very effective and enjoyable piece of early late-romantic work too (if you get me).
Title: Re: Straesser
Post by: eschiss1 on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 20:07
Quote from: Mark Thomas on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 19:02
An immediate download for me. Thanks for the information Eric. I have a radio dub of Straesser's First Symphony and it's a very effective and enjoyable piece of early late-romantic work too (if you get me).
After hearing the quartet I certainly do :) Is the symphony the G major op.22 (I think there's also a D minor op.27, 1913)?
Eric
Title: Re: Straesser
Post by: Mark Thomas on Wednesday 12 January 2011, 22:04
It's the Symphony No.2 in D minor op.27 (1913), performed by our old friends the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie conducted by Werner Andreas Albert, so we might see it issued by cpo at some stage in the future. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.
Title: Re: Straesser
Post by: eschiss1 on Thursday 13 January 2011, 04:31
on the basis of the three works I've seen in score or parts and the one work I've now heard, I might not hold my breath but I look forward to it- good stuff. I'd never heard of this person before late 2009 I do think?... :) Thanks!