Hermann Goetz - Orchestral Works (Werner Andreas Albert)

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Composer: Hermann Goetz

CD1

• Symphony in F major, Op. 9
• Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 22
• Overture to 'Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung'

CD2

• Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
• Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18

CD3

• Nenie, Op. 10, for Choir and Orchestra
• Psalm 137, Op. 14, for Choir, Soprano Solo and Orchestra
• Overture to 'Francesca da Rimini'
• Spring Overture, Op. 15

Gottfried Schneider, violin

Volker Banfield, piano

Stephanie Stiller, soprano

NDR Chor

NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra

Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

Date: 2002

Label: CPO

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Hermann Goetz (7 December 1840 – 3 December 1876) was a German composer who spent much of his career in Switzerland. Born in Königsberg, he studied piano and composition with Hans von Bülow in Berlin before moving to Switzerland in 1863. He became city organist in Winterthur and gained recognition as a composer and music critic. Illness forced him to stop teaching and performing, leading him to focus solely on composing in his final years. His works include a symphony, concertos, chamber music, piano pieces, and two operas: Der Widerspänstigen Zähmung and Francesca von Rimini.

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Werner Andreas Albert (10 January 1935 – 10 November 2019) was a German-born Australian conductor. He studied under renowned maestros Herbert von Karajan and Hans Rosbaud. After debuting in 1961 with the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra, he led several prominent ensembles, including the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Gulbenkian Orchestra and Nuremberg Symphony. From 1981, Albert frequently conducted in Australia, becoming principal conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. He made over 600 radio recordings and 100 CDs, earning recognition as Germany's most recorded artist. 

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