Fritz Brun: Complete Orchestral Works

...in listening to this set over a four-day period, I am impressed anew at the consistent quality and inspiration of these works and the other symphonic works in this comprehensive collection... — Fanfare, March/April 2020 More…

Release Date: 17th May 2019
Catalogue No: 95784
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

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Brun, F: Symphony No. 1 in B minor

Work length35:20

Symphony No. 1 in B Minor: I. Allegro moderato

Track length10:16

Symphony No. 1 in B Minor: II. Adagio non troppo

Track length10:03

Symphony No. 1 in B Minor: III. Allegro energico - Andante molto sostenuto - Poco più mosso

Track length6:54

Symphony No. 1 in B Minor: IV. Allegro con brio

Track length8:07

Brun, F: Overture to a Jubilee Celebration

Work length11:50

Brun, F: Symphony No. 2 in B flat major

Work length37:23

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro moderato

Track length11:51

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro appassionato

Track length6:18

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Adagio sostenuto

Track length9:55

Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major: IV. Non troppo vivace

Track length9:19

Brun, F: Symphony Prologue in E-Flat Major

Work length20:36

Symphony Prologue in E-Flat Major: I. Lento - Allegro con brio

Track length20:36

Brun, F: Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Work length1:00:56

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: I. Allegro molto moderato, ma agitato

Track length21:17

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Thema: Tranquillo

Track length1:09

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 1: Andante sostenuto

Track length1:24

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 2: Poco più mosso

Track length2:27

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 3: Alla marcia

Track length2:35

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 4: Presto

Track length1:57

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 5: Sostenuto

Track length4:14

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: II. Variation 6: Adagio affettuoso

Track length8:29

Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: III. Allegro non troppo

Track length17:24

Brun, F: Symphony No. 4 in E Major

Work length46:59

Symphony No. 4 in E Major: I. Poco mosso, con tranquillità

Track length17:41

Symphony No. 4 in E Major: II. Mosso, con rabbia - Adagio sostenuto - Tempo I

Track length13:08

Symphony No. 4 in E Major: III. Andante - Allegro energico - Tranquillo - Wuchtig

Track length16:10

Brun, F: Rhapsody

Work length10:09

Brun, F: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

Work length38:04

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major: I. Chaconne

Track length13:28

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major: II. Gehetzt, phantastisch

Track length3:12

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major: III. Langsam

Track length13:03

Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major: IV. Rasch und wutend

Track length8:21

Brun, F: Symphony No. 10 in B flat major

Work length30:24

Symphony No. 10 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro non troppo

Track length10:23

Symphony No. 10 in B-Flat Major: II. Mosso

Track length5:17

Symphony No. 10 in B-Flat Major: III. Adagio

Track length8:14

Symphony No. 10 in B-Flat Major: IV. Vivace

Track length6:30

Brun, F: Symphony No. 6 in C major

Work length33:47

Symphony No. 6 in C Major: I. Praeludium. Poco andante

Track length7:28

Symphony No. 6 in C Major: II. Mosso, non troppo

Track length7:21

Symphony No. 6 in C Major: III. Andante amabile, quasi allegretto

Track length6:30

Symphony No. 6 in C Major: IV. Tema con variazioni

Track length12:28

Brun, F: Symphony No. 7 in D major

Work length40:41

Symphony No. 7 in D Major: I. Nachklang: Andante tranquillo

Track length9:09

Symphony No. 7 in D Major: II. Vivace

Track length8:16

Symphony No. 7 in D Major: III. Intermezzo. Andante con grazia

Track length7:08

Symphony No. 7 in D Major: IV. Allegro

Track length16:08

Brun, F: Symphony No. 8 in A Major

Work length53:55

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: I. Allegro vivace

Track length12:52

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: II. Andante

Track length16:35

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: III. Notturno

Track length7:55

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: IV. Allegro non troppo

Track length16:33

Brun, F: Auf meines Kindes Tode, Op. 20, No. 8 (arr. F. Brun for voice and orchestra)

Work length2:13

Brun, F: Die drei Zigeuner, Op. 24a, No. 4 (arr. F. Brun for voice and orchestra)

Work length3:37

Brun, F: Jugendgedenken, Op. 24b, No. 10 (arr. F. Brun for voice and orchestra)

Work length5:50

Brun, F: Symphony No. 9 in F Major

Work length43:21

Symphony No. 9 in F Major: I. Vorspiel

Track length6:17

Symphony No. 9 in F Major: II. Serenade

Track length7:53

Symphony No. 9 in F Major: III. Liebesruf

Track length8:14

Symphony No. 9 in F Major: IV. Im Kreis der Freunde

Track length5:26

Symphony No. 9 in F Major: V. Gaube und Zweifel - Lob Gottes und der Natur

Track length15:31

Brun, F: Aus dem Buche Hiob

Work length17:55

Brun, F: Piano Concerto

Work length38:06

Piano Concerto: I. Allegro moderato

Track length16:52

Piano Concerto: II. Andante sostenuto

Track length7:00

Piano Concerto: III. Allegro

Track length14:14

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:34

Variations on an Original Theme: Thema

Track length1:34

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:19

Variation 1

Track length1:19

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:15

Variation 2: Poco più mosso

Track length1:15

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length2:01

Variation 3: L stesso tempo

Track length2:01

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length0:55

Variation 4: Mosso

Track length0:55

Brun, F: Variations for String Orchestra and Piano

Work length2:04

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 5: Die Viertel etwas ruhiger als vorher

Track length2:04

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:51

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 6: Vivace (nicht eilen)

Track length1:51

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length4:48

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 7: Largo (espressivo)

Track length4:48

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length5:29

Variation 8: Allegro

Track length5:29

Brun, F: Divertimento

Work length13:17

Brun, F: Cello Concerto

Work length28:04

Cello Concerto: I. Allegro moderato

Track length13:24

Cello Concerto: II. Andante sostenuto, con sentiment

Track length6:01

Cello Concerto: III. Allegro animato

Track length8:39

Brun, F: Verheissung

Work length9:28

Brun, F: Grenzen der Menschheit

Work length6:12

Brun, F: 5 Lieder (arr. Adriano for voice and string sextet)

Work length10:32

5 Lieder für eine Altstimme: No. 1, Lebensgenuss (Arr. Adriano for string sextet)

Track length3:49

5 Lieder für eine Altstimme: No. 2, Die entschlafenen (Arr. Adriano for string sextet)

Track length1:37

5 Lieder für eine Altstimme: No. 3, Abendständchen (Arr. Adriano for string sextet)

Track length1:21

5 Lieder für eine Altstimme: No. 4, Es wehet kühl und leise (Arr. Adriano for string sextet)

Track length1:48

5 Lieder für eine Altstimme: No. 5, Der wunsch (Arr. Adriano for string sextet)

Track length1:57

Brun, F: Symphony No. 8 in A Major

Work length55:13

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: I. Allegro vivace

Track length11:53

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: II. Andante

Track length18:53

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: III. Notturno

Track length7:52

Symphony No. 8 in A Major: IV. Allegro non troppo

Track length16:35

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:42

Variations on an Original Theme: Thema

Track length1:42

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:41

Variation 1

Track length1:41

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:14

Variation 2: Poco più mosso

Track length1:14

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length2:04

Variation 3: L stesso tempo

Track length2:04

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length0:56

Variation 4: Mosso

Track length0:56

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length2:19

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 5: Die Viertel etwas ruhiger als vorher

Track length2:19

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length1:42

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 6: Vivace (nicht eilen)

Track length1:42

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length5:34

Variations on an Original Theme. Variation 7: Largo (espressivo)

Track length5:34

Brun, F: Variations on an Original Theme

Work length4:50

Variation 8: Allegro

Track length4:50

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In this release, the prominent conductor Adriano with help from the world renowned Bratislava and Moscow Symphony Orchestras, among others, draws together the first complete series of orchestral works by Swiss composer Fritz Brun (1878 –1959).

This set sheds light on the little-known composer’s repertoire, from the rhapsodies, the concertos, to ten sweeping symphonies.

Brun grew up in Lucerne and his time active as a composer coincided with a period of high creative output of Swiss music. Brun’s repertoire sits alongside other native composers such as Honegger, Schoeck and Bloch. The crowded market, combined with the struggle to find a publisher (only three out of his ten symphonies were published in his lifetime) offers one indication as to why Brun’s works failed to reach the mainstream public. While not a household name, Brun is often touted as the Swiss answer to Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar. Brun’s works have a nostalgic touch; they draw on the Romantic and Classical eras in their emotional sincerity and defined forms, but always with a modern flavour.

The first CD opens with the bold staccato chords of Symphony No.1, reminiscent of late Beethoven, while Symphony No.2 has a lighter feel, as the composer paints an image of youth, love, heartbreak and the beauty of nature with rich harmonies inspired by Brahms and expressive Schumanninspired fanfares. This set showcases Brun’s works as a fascinating collage of cross-historical and crosscultural encounters.

After graduating from the Cologne conservatoire, Brun worked in Berlin, London and Dortmund where he took up various music posts. His music reflects his European travels and unites diverse inspirations from different countries and eras as equals on his musical plane. Modernist influences are skilfully interwoven into his compositions, the scherzo movements for example, draw on Stravinsky in their timbre and rhythms and Symphony No.5 liberally experiments with tonality. However, similar to his English counterparts, his music remains rooted in his homeland. Symphony No.3 is inspired by the Alps and it is his best known work, made particularly famous for its use of Italian-Swiss folk melodies. In his later life, Brun returned to Switzerland, where he served as director of the Berne Music Society until his retirement in 1941. The final bonus disc features historical recordings, in particular, the celebrated Paul Sacher (1906–1999) brings his interpretation of Variations for string orchestra and piano, and Brun conducts his own Symphony No.8.

This unique set of recordings is the result of over a decade of perseverance by Adriano to share these hidden gems with a 21st-century audience and bring Fritz Brun the recognition he so rightly deserves.

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March/April 2020

...in listening to this set over a four-day period, I am impressed anew at the consistent quality and inspiration of these works and the other symphonic works in this comprehensive collection of Brun’s orchestral output...if you have yet to explore the music of this Swiss master, this release affords a very reasonably priced way of immersing yourself into the gorgeous musical world of Fritz Brun.

Fritz Brun: Complete Orchestral Works

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