DRAESEKE; FELIX

Forgotten Romantics, Outstanding Performances

Jed Distler

Notwithstanding this CD’s “Forgotten Romantics” title, these three clarinet sonatas have appeared before on CD, yet it’s good to bring them together, especially with such

Major Discoveries: The Complete Draeseke Symphonies

David Hurwitz

Let’s get straight to the point: Draeseke was a delightful

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Jadassohn, Draeseke: Piano Concertos

David Hurwitz

These glittering, virtuoso concertos make welcome additions to Hyperion’s “Romantic Piano Concerto” series (now at 47 volumes!). Salomon Jadassohn was a respected Leipzig pedagogue whose

Draeseke: Symphonies 1 & 4

David Hurwitz

Felix Draeseke’s music continues to make a mixed impression. Certainly Jörg-Peter Weigle’s vigorous and confident performance of the derivative First Symphony makes a better impression

Draeseke 3 MDG C

David Hurwitz

Felix Draeseke considered the Symphonia tragica (his Third Symphony) to be his orchestral masterpiece. So did many of his contemporaries. They were wrong. In the

Felix Draeseke’s Surprising Second Symphony

David Hurwitz

Could it be that Felix Draeseke, composer of the dreary Symphonia tragica and the interminable oratorio Christus, had that most elusive of qualities (especially in

Draeseke’s Generic MDG Works C

David Hurwitz

Felix Draeseke is best known for his monumentally long (and dull) oratorio Christus, a six hour choral trilogy on the life of Christ that features

DRY-SEKE

Victor Carr Jr

Johannes Brahms is said to have ranked Felix Draeseke (1835-1913) along with Anton Bruckner as his main symphonic rivals. While it is perfectly understandable that