Raff, Schreck, Jadassohn: Wind Chamber Music

[Justin]

Newly announced, to be released soon on CPO. The latter two are world premiere recordings.

Joachim Raff - Sinfonietta op. 188
Gustav Schreck - Nonet op. 40
Salomon Jadassohn - Sinfonietta op. 104

See the video below for a one minute excerpt from the recording session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XaDK301ibE

Wind soloists of Jena Philharmonic Orchestra
Simon Gaudenz, conductor

[Alan Howe]

How wonderful! An absolute must-buy.

[Mark Thomas]

A CD which couldn't be more welcome. Terrific news!

[Justin]

Would this be the second commercial release of Raff's Sinfonietta?

[Mark Thomas]

Third I think, but the first for many years. There was a pioneering Swiss CTS LP, with members of the Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana under Leopoldo Casella, coupling it with works by Schnyder von Wartensee and Stunz. Unfortunately, it has a cut in one of the movements (the finale, I think). The only other commercial recording I'm aware of is also Swiss: an early CD from Tudor with members of the Radio-Sinfonie Orchester Basel, conducted by Andres Joho. It's coupled with Raff's 11th Symphony. Recording premieres for the Jadassohn and Schreck, though, which is exciting.

[TerraEpon]

So...,.the Sinfonietta is for two wind quintets...and it's Raff. Given I don't have that old Tudor CD this might be something I need.
Which piece is the sample from?

[Mark Thomas]

Raff's Sinfonietta.

[terry martyn]

This is indeed a must- buy.  I was actually toying with the notion of buying a secondhand copy of the Tudor, but I'm glad I held off.

[eschiss1]

I'm curious about the Jadassohn- possibly contemporary with his 4th symphony though opus numbers tend to be deceiving- and the Schreck too, so thanks for pointing this new recording out!