Program 730: Ernst Krenek (1900-1991)
KALW Broadcast Date: February 26, 2023 | Host: Richard Friedman
Born in Vienna in 1900, by the time he was 28 Ernst Krenek was infamous in his native Vienna as part of the modernist avant-garde in Weimar Germany and Austria, along with Kurt Weill, Hans Eisler, and Paul Hindemith, eventually emigrating to the US in 1938. He composed over 240 works including 22 operas, 5 symphonies, and 8 string quartets. With much of his music becoming available on CDs, Richard Friedman presents an introduction to his work.
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Title: Concerto Grosso No. 2, Op. 25 (1924)
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performers: NDR Radiophilharmonie; Alun Francis, conductor
Recording Title: Ernst Krenek Complete Symphonies
Record Label: CPO
Catalog Number: 777 210-2
Title: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 140 (1954)
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performers: Peter Rosenberg, violin; Bamberger Symphoniker; Florian Merz, conductor
Recording Title: Ernst Krenek
Record Label: Koch Schwann
Catalog Number: 3-6408-2
Title: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Op. 127 (1951)
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performers: Mikhail Korzhev and Eric Huebner, pianos; English Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Woods, conductor
Recording Title: Complete Piano Concertos, Volume Two
Record Label: Toccota Classics
Catalog Number: TOCC 0392
Title: String Quartet No. 8, Op. 233 (1980)
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performers: Sonare Quartet
Recording Title: Ernst Krenek Complete String Quartets
Record Label: Dabringhaus und Grimm
Catalog Number: (DG) 3282
Title: String Quartet No. 5 (excerpts), Op. 65 (1930)
Composer: Ernst Krenek
Performers: Sonare Quartet
Recording Title: Ernst Krenek Complete String Quartets
Record Label: Dabringhaus und Grimm
Catalog Number: (DG) 3282
