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Egon Kornauth
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We have been unable to find a full recording of this work but have located a 1946 radio recording of the 1st movement with Egon Kornauth on piano |
Piano Quartet in c minor, Op.18
Egon Kornauth (1891-1959) was born in Olmütz, Moravia. A cellist and pianist from his youth, he went in 1909 to Vienna, where he studied composition with Robert Fuchs, Guido Adler, Franz Schreker and Franz Schmidt. He briefly taught at Vienna University before embarking on an international career as pianist, accompanist and conductor that took him to Indonesia and South America after which he returned to and taught in Vienna and Salzburg, serving as director of the Mozarteum. Kornauth composed extensively and won a number of prizes.
His Piano Quartet in c minor, Op.18 was completed in 1921. His use of tonality bears some resemblance to that of Max Reger. The opening movement. Sehr energetisch, is a powerful and stormy affair. A slow movement, Ruhig und innig, is quite romantic and atmospheric. The finale, Im Marschzeitmass, sports several first rate and appealing themes.
The work has been out of print for the better part of a century and we are pleased to revive it. It is original and first rate and can be warmly recommended to professional ensembles seeking a post Brahmsian tonal work to bring into the concert hall..
Parts: $34.95
