Norbert Burgmüller: Klavierkonzert op. 1, Ouvertüre op. 5 & Entr'actes op. 17 (Bernius) - CD, Choir Coach, multimedia | Carus-Verlag

Norbert Burgmüller Klavierkonzert op. 1, Ouvertüre op. 5 & Entr'actes op. 17 (Bernius)

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"After Franz Schubert's untimely death, none could be more distressing than that of Burgmüller." This was the judgement of none other than Robert Schumann concerning the early death of Norbert Burgmüller (1810–1836). On the occasion of this composer's 200th birthday in 2010 Frieder Bernius, together with the Stuttgarter Hofkapelle recorded both of Burgmüller's symphonies to draw attention to this gifted composer. The music is characterized by an individual compositional style which, though it surely has it models, is not simply derived from them. With this recording Bernius concludes a series featuring Burgmüller's instrumental music. For the astonishingly mature Piano Concerto he was able to engage as a soloist Tobias Koch, the renowned pianoforte specialist. In addition, with the four Entr'actes op. 17 and the Ouverture op. 5, the recording contains two of Burgmüller's works which are definitely worth discovering. Thus, for the first time, the complete orchestral music of this extraordinary talent is now available on CD, performed on historical instruments.
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  • Ouvertüre zur Oper "Dionys" f-Moll
  • Allegro ma non troppo
  • Larghetto con moto
  • Allegro moderato
  • Nr. 1 Adagio
  • Nr. 2 Scherzo. Allegro assai
  • Nr. 3 Andantino
  • Nr. 4 Andantino
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  • The Hofkapelle Stuttgart, founded in 2006 by Frieder Bernius to complement the Barockorchester Stuttgart, concentrates on repertoire from the 19th century performed on authentic instruments. One of its main focusses is the rediscovery of music-historical treasures, particularly works from the south-west German region (by composers such as Kalliwoda, Knecht and Holzbauer). The Hofkapelle and Barockorchester Stuttgart regularly perform at international festivals (Rome, Salzburg, Göttingen, Dresden, etc.). CDs made by both groups have received many awards: the Missa Dei Patris by Jan Dismas Zelenka was nominated for the Cannes Classical Award, and the Incidental Music to Shakespeare’s Ein Sommernachtstraum [A Midsummer Night’s Dream] by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was featured by Rondo magazine and awarded the Star of the Month prize by Fono Forum magazine. Mozart’s Requiem received the Diapason d’or de l’année 2003, Johann Gottlieb Naumann’s opera Aci e Galatea was named opera recording of the year in Opernwelt magazine and Bach’s Easter Oratorio included in the Quarterly Critics’ Choice of the German Record Critics’ Award. The group’s recording of Bach’s B Minor Mass was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine. Personal details
  • Frieder Bernius’s work has earned great worldwide recognition. He is in demand internationally as a conductor and as a teacher. His principal artistic collaborators are the ensembles he founded himself, the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Barockorchester Stuttgart, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart and the Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart. As a guest conductor, he has collaborated repeatedly with, for example, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the Streicherakademie Bozen. Great stylistic versatility is Frieder Bernius’s hallmark. Whether he conducts vocal works by Monteverdi, Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré and Ligeti, stage music by Mendelssohn or symphonies by Haydn, Burgmüller and Schubert, his work always aims for a sound that is at once unmistakably personal and at the same time oriented towards the original period sound ideal. He devotes himself equally to the rediscovery of 18th century operas and to first performances of contemporary compositions. He is particularly interested in the musical history of southwestern Germany. Carus-Verlag has awarded Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his complete recording of the sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him during the German Choir Festival in Stuttgart 2016. The sale of over 250,000 recordings, which has been acclaimed with a number of awards, has made a not insignificant contribution to what today is the obvious presence of Mendelssohn's complete œuvre in the concert repertoire. Personal details

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Bei Frieder Bernius und der Hofkapelle Stuttgart klingt Burgmüllers Musik hochspannend, mitreißend und energiegeladen. Die Qualität dieser Kompositionen ragt über das meiste hinaus, was von seinen Zeitgenossen komponiert wurde […].
Die Rheinpfalz, 21. Dezember 2013

Tobias Koch am Pianoforte und die Hofkapelle Stuttgart […] eröffnen dem Zuhörer ungeahnte Perspektiven auf einen noch wenig bekannten Meister der Frühromantik. [...] ein packendes Plädoyer […]
pizzicato, 11/2013

Bernius arbeitet die Instrumentationskunst Burgmüllers gekonnt heraus, die besonders die Holzbläser ins rechte Licht setzt. Koch spielt die Stärken seines Instruments insbesondere im zweiten Satz aus, in dem sich die genannten Klangeigenschaften wunderschön mit dem Solo-Cello und gedämpften Streichern mischen. Im Finale zeigt sich Burgmüllers ganzes Talent, wo er eingängige Themen mal komplett, mal zerstückelt, mal verwandelt durch alle Teile des Orchesters und des Klaviers wandern lässt und dabei mit großer Farbigkeit ein rundes Ganzes erzeugt. Koch und Bernius spielen sich hier in bester Laune die Bälle zu.
Frederik Wittenberg, klassik.com, 25. November 2013

Koch ist der rechte Musikus, dass das kostbare Instrument nicht zum Heizöfchen degeneriert. Er entlockt ihm silbrige Linien, die aus Perlmutt gewirkt scheinen, und kann sich so unterordnen, dass man den musikhistorisch pikanten Fall eines frühen sinfonischen Konzerts erlebt, bei dem Soloinstrument und Orchester gleichberechtigt sind. Der Effekt gelingt aber auch, weil in der Hofkapelle Stuttgart (auf historischen Instrumenten) unter Frieder Bernius feine Musikanten spielen. […]
Wolfram Goertz, Rheinische Post, 22. Oktober 2013

[…] Hinzu kommen die durch und durch feinsinnige Interaktion zwischen Orchester und Solist - dem auf historische Tasteninstrumente spezialisierten Tobias Koch, der für diese Einspielung ein Pianoforte von Ignaz Bösendorfer anno 1849 heranzog - sowie die jederzeit sachkundige Musizierhaltung. Alles zusammen vermittelt ein treffliches Bild dieses frühvollendeten Komponisten.
Matthias Keller, br klassik, 17. Oktober 2013

[…] maßstabsetzend […] ein ganz großer Wurf […]
Bernhard Schrammek, rbb kulturradio, 17. September 2013

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