Ignatz Waghalter (2006)

These early works reveal an exceptional melodic gift and outstanding compositional technique. The String quartet was highly praised by Joseph Joachim, the great violinist and friend of Brahms. As a student of Friedrich Gernsheim, his Sonata won the Mendelssohn Prize at the Berlin Academy of Art. Waghalter’s lyrical imagination was to be subsequently expressed in his operas, performed to acclaim at the Deutsches Opernhaus in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where he was principal conductor from 1913 to 1923.

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String Quartet in D Major, Opus 3 (1901)

Lillian Scheirich (First Violin), Velda Kelly (Second Violin), James Greer (Viola), Nadine Deleury (Violoncello)

 

Notturno for Violoncello and Piano, Opus 4 (1902)

Nadine Deleury (Violoncello), Mary Siciliano (Piano)

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Full track list

1.	String Quartet in D Major, Op.3: I. Allegro moderato (Lillian Scheirich, Velda Kelly, James Greer, Nadine Deleury)
2.	String Quartet in D Major, Op.3: II. Allegretto
3.	String Quartet in D Major, Op.3: III. Adagio ma non troppo e mesto
4.	String Quartet in D Major, Op.3: IV. Allegretto con Variationi – Finale
5.	Nottorno for Violoncello and Piano, Op.4 (Nadine Deleury, Mary Siciliano)
6.	Sonata in F Minor for Violin and Piano, Op.5: I. Allegro appassionato (Lillian Scheirich, Mary Siciliano)
7.	Sonata in F Minor for Violin and Piano, Op.5: II. Andante expressivo
8.	Sonata in F Minor for Violin and Piano, Op.5: III. Con brio
9.	Two Pieces for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 14: I. Idyll (Lillian Scheirich, Mary Siciliano)
10.	Two Pieces for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 14: II. Geständnis