Presents
Charles Vollweiler
Trio Concertant based on Italian Themes, Op.15
for Clarinet, Cello & Piano or Violin, Cello & Piano
There is very little information available about the German composer Charles (also known as Carl and Karl) Vollweiler (1813-1848) He was born in in the town of Offenbach but grew up in Frankfurt am Main where his father, who was a distinguished musician was employed. Vollweiler's father was his only teacher. After completing his musical instruction he moved to the German town of Hanau not far from Frankfurt where he worked as a piano teacher before obtaining employment in St. Petersburg, where he remained for a number of years before returning to Heidelberg where he spent the rest of his life. He wrote a fair amount of chamber music, mostly for strings and piano, which remained quite popular throughout the 19th century. Today, he is only remembered as the composer who wrote the music to the former Russian national anthem, God Save the Tsar, which we also offer.The Trio Concertant was published by the Hamburg firm of Schuberth in 1846 along with several other works, including his God Save the Tsar which though published in 1846 was composed much earlier during his years in Russia string quartet. This leads us to believe that this work was also composed some years before its publication date. Although in one movement, it is in several sections. It opens Allegro con moto, and is followed by a Moderato, Andantino, Larghetto, two Allegros, a Poco piu moto, and finally a Piu moto. Beautifully written, full of excitment, drama, pathos framed by gorgeous melodic writing, it is better to hear it than to try and describe it and as such our soundbite is of the entire work.
Surely a tour d'force in the concert hall and in no way beyond accomplished amateur players.
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(A) Clarinet, Cello & Piano |
$19.95 |
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| (B) Violin, Cello & Piano | $19.95 |
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| (C) All Four Parts | $26.95 |
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