The music of the German composer, conductor, performer and musical director, Friedrich Gernsheim (1839–1916), unlike his more successful contemporaries, Camille Saint-Saëns and Max Bruch, has never achieved the popularity that its quality merits. Although his compositions display the intelligence, discipline and complexity of his great friend and inspiration, Johannes Brahms, Gernsheim’s music fell out of fashion after his death, as avant-garde composers ushered in a new style that overshadowed his Romantic masterpieces.
This release contains the piano quartets No. 1 and No. 3, great performances by the Diogenes Quartet.
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 47: I. Allegro tranquillo
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 47: II. Allegro energico e appassionato
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 3 in F, Op. 47: IV. Tema con Variazioni. Allegro moderato e pesante – un poco sostenuto e molto energico – Grave – Andantino – Allegretto scherzando ma ben misurato – Animato e con brio
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 6: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 6: II. Allegro vivace assai
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 6: III. Andante con moto
Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat, Op. 6: IV. Allegro con brio
