Genre: Classical
Prince Louis Ferdinand, a prince and soldier killed on the battlefield in 1806, was surrounded by myths for a whole century. His compositions, renowned at the time, were gradually forgotten over the years and only rediscovered through a performance of his F-minor quartet by Richard Strauss in October 1906. It is assumed that the work of Louis Ferdinand included many compositions more, but only those that were handed down to us in print survived.
This CD box-set presents the first complete edition of all known original compositions by Louis Ferdinand. The enclosed booklet shares insights into the original sound world and tonal language of this composer, who was so important for the development of romantic music. We are pleased to present to you the Prince's complete works on 5 CDs.
Tracklist:
CD 1
Larghetto in G major op. 11
1. Théme / Variations I-VI 17:50
Rondo: Allegretto ma moderato
Piano Trio No. 3 in F-Flat major op. 10
2. Introduzione: Adagio cantabile 11:51
Molto allegro e con brio
3. Larghetto sostenuto 6:50
4. Rondo brilliante 9:02
Nocturne in F major op. 8
5. Larghetto 21:54
Andantino con moto
Presto assai
Members of the RSO Berlin:
Chaim Soloturskij viola (Op. 8 & 11) Matthias Perl flute (Op. 8)
Akira Akahoshi double bass ( Op. 11) Klaus Schneider / Heinrich Roggenkamp horn
Göbel Trio Berlin:
Hans Maile violin René Forest violoncello Horst Göbel piano
recorded 1981
Total Time 67:29
CD2
Rondo No. 1 for piano and Orchestra
in B-flat major op. 9
1. Grazioso ed espressivo 13.25
Filharmonia Pomorska / Horst Göbel piano
Octet in F minor op. 12
2. Lento Patetico Allegro Grazioso 15:51
3. Romance: Larghetto Cantabile ed espressivo 7:21
4. Rondo Allegro Non Troppo 6:44
Horst Göbel piano
Members of the Orchester-Akademie des Berliner Philharmonischen Orchesters:
Matthias Perl flute (Op. 8) Rupert Fankhauser clarinet
Bernhard Krug / Ignacio Garcia horn Michael Gieler / Sally Clark viola
Elke Funk / David Cofré violoncello (Op. 12)
Rondo No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra
in E-flat Major Op. 13
5. Allegretto 11:23
Horst Göbel piano
Filharmonia Pomorska / conductor Takao Ukigaya (Op. 9 & Op. 13)
recorded 1990
Total Time 54:46
CD 3
Piano trio No. 1 in A-Flat major op. 2
1. Allegro moderato 11:48
2. Andante sostenuto con variazioni 16:08
3. Finale: Allegro con brio 6:30
Piano trio No. 3 in E-Flat Major op. 3
4. Allegro espressivo 11:57
5. Andante con variazioni 9:10
6. Rondo: Grazioso e brilliante 9:51
Göbel Trio Berlin:
Hans Maile violin René Forest violoncello Horst Göbel piano
recorded 1985
Total Time 65:27
CD 4
Piano quartet No. 1 in E-flat major op. 5
1. Allegro espressivo 10:33
2. Adagio 7:18
3. Tempo di minuetto ma moderato 5:37
4. Rondo: Tempo moderato 9:47
Piano quartet No. 2 in f Minor op. 6
5. Allegro moderato 12:33
6. Menuetto: Agitato 5:38
7. Adagio lento e amoroso 10:33
8. Allegro ma moderato ed espressivo 8:29
Horst Göbel piano
Joachim Quartett Hannover:
Volker Worlitzsch / Friedemann Kober violin
Monika Hüls viola Marcio Carneiro violoncello (Op. 5 & Op. 6)
recorded 1981
Total Time 70:32
CD 5
Piano quintet in c minor op. 1
1. Allegro con fuoco 15:36
2. Menuetto 6:40
3. Andante con variazione 11:12
4. Rondo: Allegro giojoso 9:41
Horst Göbel piano
Camerata Quartett Warschau
recorded 1992
5. Fugue for piano in g minor op. 7 2:11
Horst Göbel piano
recorded 1990
Andante with variations in B-flat Major op. 4
6. Larghetto / Variation I-VII 14:13
Horst Göbel piano
Camerata Quartett Warschau
Wladzimierz Prominski / Andrzejm Kordykiewicz violin
Piotr Reichert viola Roman Hoffmann violoncello (Op. 1 & Op. 4)
recorded 1992
Total Time 59:34