Continental Britons - The Émigré Composers
Wellesz, Spinner, Goldschmidt, Gellhorn,
Tauský, Gál, Seiber, Reizenstein, Rankl

Ensemble Modern, Frankfurt
Nurit Pacht with Konstantin Lifschitz
Christian Immler with Erik Levi
Paul Silverthorne








Disc One
Egon Wellesz
1Octet Op.67 (1948)Andante; Allegretto7.56
2Andante; Allegretto8.47
3Presto; Trio (grazioso); Allegro molto vivace4.25
4Andante con moto6.17
5Allegretto; Presto (final coda)3.23
6Geistliches Lied (Sacred Song) Op.23 (1918/19)
for medium voice, violin, viola and piano
9.29
7Kirschblütenlieder (Cherry Blossom Songs) Op.8 (1911)
from the Japanese-style poems of Hans Bethge
Sehnsucht nach der Nachtigall1.09
8Der Blütenzweig1.02
9Blütenschnee1.07
10Leichtes Spiel0.48
11Blüten2.00
Leopold Spinner
12Zwei Kleine Stücke (Two Small Pieces) for violin and piano (1934)Andante2.25
13Allegro poco vivace2.57
Berthold Goldschmidt
14Fantasy for oboe, cello and harp (1991)11.41
Peter Gellhorn
15Intermezzo for violin and piano (1937)4.28
Vilém Tauský
16Coventry A Meditation for string quartet (1941)8.19
Disc Two
Hans Gál
1Sonata in B-flat minor for violin and piano Op.17 (1920)Patetico, molto moderato9.27
2Allegretto un poco agitato - Poco sostenuto5.26
3Adagio molto esperessivo - Animato, quasi Andante con moto9.06
4Fünf Melodien (Five Songs) for medium voice and piano Op.33 (1917-21)Vergängliches2.21
5Der Wiesenbach1.29
6Vöglein Schwermut3.09
7Drei Prinzessinnen2.44
8Abend auf dem Fluss2.16
Berthold Goldschmidt
9The Old Ships (James Elroy Flecker) (1952)4.31
Mátyás Seiber
10Sonata for violin and piano Op. 17 (1960)Appassionato e rapsodico6.09
11Grazioso, danzato4.44
12Lento e rubato5.44
Franz Reizenstein
13Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn (1934)Andante con moto3.44
14Molto vivace3.38
15Intermezzo (Andantino)1.50
16Allegretto moderato2.30
Karl Rankl
17War Op.10 (1939-42)They2.13
18Böhmisches Rekrutenlied1.26
19Seven Songs for baritone and piano op.6The Whim3.39
Recorded at the Wigmore Hall, London June 2002

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