When Germany invaded Austria in 1938, Robert FÃ¼rstenthal, born in 1920, took the path of many Viennese Jews and fled to the United States, where he made his living as an accountant; the fact that he had written music in his youth was soon forgotten. Reconnection, after 35 years, with the woman who had been his first love rekindled both that flame and his urge to compose, and from then on songs and chamber music flowed from his pen, preserving the spirit of fin-de-siÃ¨cle Vienna under the Californian sun - 'When I compose, I am back in Vienna', he explained. He died in November 2016, aged 96, knowing that his lyrical, eloquent music was at last attracting the attention of both musicians and microphones.

Tracklist:

Notturno In D-Flat Major, Op. 51
Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro Con Spirito
Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: II. Intermezzo. Comodo
Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: III. Lento
Flute Sonata In G Minor, Op. 47: IV. Allegretto Un Poco Marcato
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: I. Lento - Allegro Moderato
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: II. Scherzando
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: III. Adagio
Violin Sonata In G Minor, Op. 46: IV. Lento - Allegro Assai
Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: I. Allegro Con Brio
Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: II. Lento
Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: III. Scherzando
Oboe Sonata In E-Flat Major, Op. 63: IV. Grave - Allegro Moderato
Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): I. Allegro Con Brio
Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): II. Adagio Misterioso
Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): III. Scherzando - Dolce
Sonata In B Minor, Op. 60a (Version For Viola & Piano): IV. Grave
Notturno In D Major, Op. 19

UPC: 5060113445421
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 4.3.20
Format: CD

Furstenthal / Rossetti Ensemble - Chamber Music 2 (CD)