Walter Braunfels, who died in 1954, was one of the great twentieth-century German composers who were temporarily eclipsed by the Nazi era and the 1950s avant-garde. This second volume in Dutton Epoch's survey of Braunfels' memorable orchestral music spans from his luxuriant early Symphonic Variations on a French Children's Song to the utterly delightful orchestral suite The Glass Mountain (Der Glserne Berg) and the powerfully satisfying Sinfonia Brevis.

World premiere recordings

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Mit deutschem Begleittext

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CDLX 7316

“The chirpy theme of the Variations … is taken at a smart lick by Johannes Wildner and the BBC CO.” “The suite is given a touching performance, with a number of fine contributions from individual players.” “Wildner seems to have this music [Sinfonia brevis] in his blood. He brings off the following Scherzo with aplomb. The finale ... most affectingly played.” Adrian Edwards, Gramophone, August 2015