Harald Genzmer, born near Bremen, Germany, began his classical studies in 1928 with Paul Hindemith. He played clarinet in a military band during the early years of WWII, and was also was put on duty as a piano player and composer of "sick bay concerts" for the recuperation of wounded officers. His 1955 "Sinfonietta for strings" became one of the most performed works for string orchestras in Europe. From 1957 to 1974 he taught in Munich, Germany, at the Hochschule für Musik. Among his students were soon to be famous composers like Bertold Hummel and John McCabe. In 1992 he established his foundation for the encouragement of New Music in order to help composers, artists and musicologists with the production and publication of contemporary musical works.
Tracklist
CD 1
Orchestral works
Concert for trumpet, piano and strings (1999)
1. I Tranquillo – Allegro molto 4:09
2. II Adagio 5:58
3. III Presto. Vivacissimo 2:31
4. IV Cadenz: Molto tranquillo e rubato 4:26
5. V Finale. Adagissimo – Vivace 4:07
Miniatures for strings (1976)
6. I Presto sostenuto 2:41
7. II Allegro moderato 3:38
8. III Andante 2:38
9. IV Vivace 2:43
Sinfonietta for string orchestra (1955)
10. I Moderato 2:03
11. II Allegro molto 2:40
12. III Largo 3:16
13. IV Vivace 2:25
Divertimento di danza for string orchestra (1953)
14. I Ouvertüre 2:45
15. II Allegro 2:20
16. III Adagio (ma non troppo) 3:56
17. IV Presto 4:14
18. V Finale: Vivace 1:40
Sonatina prima for strings (1967)
19. I Adagio 1:39
20. II Allegro moderato e energico 1:34
21. III Commodo 2:37
22. IV Tranquillo 2:33
23. V Finale: Allegro 2:35
Composer: Harald Genzmer
Margarita Hohenrieder - piano
Guy Touvron - trumpet
Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester,
Heilbronn, Germany
Conductor: Jorg Farber
Recorded in Heilbronn, 2001, June 19-24
Total Time 69:11
CD 2
Choral works CD 2
Irish harp (1965)
5 Songs for mixed choir a cappella (1965)
1. Das Geheimnis Amergins 2:05
2. Die Heerschar der Elfen * 3:35
3. Es ist ein Wind, der keinen Namen hat 2:40
4. Entbietung 1:33
5. Ich höre eine Heerschar 2:12
*Soloist: Timo Zimmer - bariton
Six songs on poems of spanish, american and
spanish-american lyrics for mixed choir a capella
(2002)
6. Hör zu, Geliebte 5:12
7. Notturno 3:23
8. Tanz 2:03
9. Singt, Vögel 3:11
10. Wiegenlied * 2:00
11. Einladung 1:43
* Soloists: Timo Zimmer - bariton
Hermine Molzer - sopran
Old folksongs in new movements for equal voices
(1956)
12. All meine Gedanken 2:28
13. Ich fahr dahin 2:04
14. So treiben wir den Winter aus 1:33
15. Maienzeit bannet Leid * 1:33
16. Weiß mir ein Blümlein blaue * 2:27
17. Der grimmig Tod 2:51
* Soloists: Hermine Molzer - sopran
Felicitas Lottner - mezzo-soprano
Clarissa Jakel - alto
Four indian songs for female choir a cappella (1963)
18. Warnung 1:18
19. Sehnsucht 1:30
20. Mondaufgang 2:39
21. An den Flamingo 1:41
Four Petrarca-choirs
For mixed choir a cappella (1973 / 74)
22. Solo e pensoso 3:03
23. Benedetto sia l giorno 2:31
24. In qual parte de ciel 2:51
25. Rapido fiume * 2:26
* Soloist: Maria Zieglmeier - sopran
Composer: Harald Genzmer
via-nova-chor Munich, Conductor: Kurt Suttner
Recorded in Augsburg, 2004, Feb 7-8 and 2004,
March, 6
Total Time 60:36
CD 3
Music for harp and violoncello
Sonata for violoncello and harp (1963)
1. 1. Set: Fantasie 3:57
2. 2. Set: Burleske 3:08
3. 3. Set: Nocturno 4:21
4. 4. Set: Finale 3:26
Concert for harp and string orchestra (1965)
5. 1. Set: Prolog 7:28
6. 2. Set: Presto 2:47
7. 3. Set: Thema and Variation 6:11
8. 4. Set: Finale 4:40
Sonata for violoncello solo (1976 / 77)
9. 1. Set: Moderato 2:00
10. 2. Set: Presto 2:20
11. 3. Set: Notturno 2:56
12. 4. Set: pizzicato 2:51
13. 5. Set: Finale 3:15
14. Klagelied, for violoncello and six harps 3:59
Klaus Storck - violoncello
Kirsten Ecke, Jie Zhou, Antonia Schreiber,
Anna Koin, Christoph Bielefeld, Helga Storck - harp
A production of Bayrischer Rundfunk, Germany
Recorded in Munich, 1966, March 12 and 2004, February 9-2005, August 1
Total Time 53:23
CD 4
Music for violoncello,
contrabass and piano
Sonata for contrabass and piano (1979)
1. Molto lento – Allegro 3:38
2. Burleske 2:31
3. Adagio 3:56
4. Finale: Vivace 4:51
2nd Sonata for violoncello and piano (1976 / 77)
5. Adagissimo – Allegro 6:49
6. Prestissimo e sempre leggiero 2:54
7. Adagio 7:13
8. Finale: Vivace 5:39
9. Fantasie, for contrabass and piano 6:59
(1980)
Six bagatelles for violoncello and contrabass (1985)
10. Falkenlied 1:24
11. Der Ackermann 1:27
12. Capriccio 1:32
13. Irisches Lied 1:47
14. Perpetuum mobile 1:00
15. Finale: Presto, leggiero 4:37
1st Sonata for violoncello and piano (1953)
16. Adagio – Allegro 5:28
17. Adagio – Vivace 7:01
18. Vivace 4:02
Soloists: Martin Ostertag - violoncello
Nabil Shehata - contrabass Oliver Triendl - piano
A co-production with Südwestrundfunk, Germany
Recorded in Karlsruhe, 2004, July 9-10 and 2005,
June 28-29
Total Time 72:50
CD 5
Solo concert with orchestra
Concert for organ and orchestra (1970)
1. 1. Set: Moderato 6:21
2. 2. Set: Allegro energico 4:10
3. 3. Set: Andante tranquillo 6:58
4. 4. Set: Allegro moderato 6:03
Concert for drums and orchestra (1978)
5. 1. Set: Molto lento – allegro 6:47
6. 2. Set: Adagio 7:52
7. 3. Set: Intermezzo Prestissimo 1:36
8. 4. Set: lento e rubato – Vivace 7:16
Concert for piano and orchestra (1948)
9. 1. Set: Moderato – vivace 9:47
10. 2. Set: Adagio 9:31
11. 3. Set: Rondo Allegro 7:17
Edgar Krapp - organ
Peter Sadlo - drums
Oliver Triendl - piano
Bamberger Symphoniker, Germany Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
A co-production with Bayrischer Rundfunk, Germany
Recorded in Bamberg, 2003, October 15-18 (1-8), 2003, December 22-23 (9-11)
Total Time 73:41
CD 6
Solo concerts for flute, piano and viola
Concert for flute and orchestra (1954)
1. I Allegro con fucco 8:06
2. II Tranquillo 6:40
3. III Finale: Allegro 5:20
Soloist: Andrea Lieberknecht - flute
Concertino No. 2 for piano and string orchestra (1963)
4. I Andante – Allegro 5:42
5. II Largo 7:48
6. III Burleske. Vivace 2:27
7. IV Finale. Adagio – presto 4:46
Concert for viola and orchestra (1967)
8. I Allegro 6:12
9. II Adagio 9:33
10. III Burleske. Vivace 4:24
11. IV Introduktion and finale 5:26
Soloist: Lars Anders Tomter - viola
Radio Symphonie Orchester Saarbrucken, Germany
Conductor: Werner Andreas Albert
Recorded in Halberg, 2005, April 25-29
Total Time 66:28
CD 7
Trio and Quartet
Trio in F major for violin, violoncello and piano (1944 / 67)
1. Bewegt 3:47
2. Ruhig fließend 5:09
3. Lebhaft and schwungvoll 4:34
Trio for violin, violoncello and piano (1964)
4. I Allegro con brio 4:09
5. II Tranquillo 4:55
6. III Burleske. Allegro molto 5:00
7. IV Finale. Adagio – Vivace con brio 6:28
Quartet for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (1974)
8. I Adagio. Allegro molto 3:53
9. II Largo 7:46
10. III Presto 4:08
11. IV Lento e molto rubato – quasi
improvisando – Vivace 6:02
Ingolf Turban - violin
Wen-Sinn Yang - violoncello
Eduard Brunner - clarinet
Oliver Triendl - piano
A co-production with Bayrischer Rundfunk, Germany
Recorded in Munich, 2003, June 10-11 and 2003, June 23-24
Total Time 55:53
CD 8
Works for chamber orchestra
First concertino for piano and string orchestra
with flute (1946)
1. Andante – Allegro 5:59
2. Adagio 5:08
3. Scherzo – Finale. Presto 4:17
Concerto for violin and orchestra (1959)
4. Allegro 8:05
5. Thema and Variationen. Andante tranquillo 6:38
6. Allegro molto e vivace 4:25
Chamber concerto for oboe and string orchestra (1957)
7. Allegro 3:32
8. Poco Adagio 3:57
9. Commodo e grazioso 2:24
10. Molto vivace 2:31
2nd Symphony for string orchestra (1958)
11. Andante – Allegro 6:56
12. Adagio 6:44
13. Burleske. Prestissimo 3:37
14. Andante – Allegro molto 5:49
Andrea Lieberknecht - flute
Oliver Triendl - piano
Rainer Kussmaul - violin
Francois Leleux - oboe
Munchner Kammerorchester, Germany
Conductor: Alexander Liebreich
A co-production with Bayrischer Rundfunk
Recorded in Munich, 2006, January 24-25
and 2006, February 2-3
Total Time 70:03
CD 9
Orchestral Works
1. Prolog II for orchestra (1991) 8:26
Third concert for piano and orchestra (1974)
2. I Introduktion 9:21
3. II Adagio 8:44
4. III Alegretto 3:10
5. IV Finale: Piu Allegro 9:12
Fourth symphony (1990)
6. I Ouvertüre 5:50
7. II Andante tranquillo 6:39
8. III Presto 5:00
9. IV Intermezzo: Larghetto 4:42
10. V Finale: Vivace 5:12
Oliver Triendl - piano
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer
Recorded in Ludwigshafen, 1998, October (1, 6-10) and 1998, May (2-5)
Total Time 66:18
CD 10
Works for piano
Fifth sonata for piano (1985)
1. I Sonate 5:06
2. II Adagio 5:31
3. III Finale: Presto 4:04
10 Préludes (1962 / 63)
4. I Prélude 1:15
5. II Allegro 2:16
6. III Andante tranquillo 2:29
7. IV Vivace 2:32
8. V Rezitativ: Rubato 1:43
9. VI Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto 0:55
10. VII Burleske: Capriccioso 2:29
11. VIII Tranquillo 2:43
12. IX Vivace – Andante – Vivace 4:39
13. X Presto 1:08
1st Sonatina (1940)
14. I Sonate 4:26
15. II In ruhiger Bewegung (zart) 1:42
16. III Lebhaft 2:09
Suite in C (1947 / 48)
17. I Modearato 2:33
18. II Allegro 3:19
19. III Andante 4:56
20. IV Presto 3:11
Oliver Triendl - piano
Recorded 1998, January
Total Time 59:08
Details
Genre: Classical
Set content: 10
EAN: 885150344637