Self-described as "the most forgotten composer of the twentieth century" before his death in 1964, Ernst Toch experienced a revival of interest four decades later. All seven of his symphonies had been recorded by 2004, along with his eight extant string quartets and a fair number of his other works. Some, including three of the four works on this disc by the players of the Spectrum Concerts Berlin, have even gotten second recordings. The biggest piece here, the four-movement Piano Quintet from 1938, has also been recorded ...
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Self-described as "the most forgotten composer of the twentieth century" before his death in 1964, Ernst Toch experienced a revival of interest four decades later. All seven of his symphonies had been recorded by 2004, along with his eight extant string quartets and a fair number of his other works. Some, including three of the four works on this disc by the players of the Spectrum Concerts Berlin, have even gotten second recordings. The biggest piece here, the four-movement Piano Quintet from 1938, has also been recorded by Diane Andersen and the Danel Quartet, while the slighter Three Impromptus from 1963 have been recorded by cellist Steven Honigberg and the lighter Burlesken from 1923 have been recorded by pianist Christian Seibert.This is appropriate. After all, if Schoenberg's Woodwind Quintet can have multiple recordings, so can Toch's Piano Quintet, especially if those recordings are as fine as this one. Though Andersen and the Danel Quartet's performances surpass it in terms of pure passion,...
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