IDAGIO | Richard Rössler: Sextet op. 16 · Piano Quintet op. 28 761203553723

Featuring

Pascal Moraguès
José Vicente Castelló
Oliver Triendl
Peter Schuhmayer
Herbert Kefer
Othmar Müller

Johannes Meissl
Artis-Quartett Wien
Richard Rössler

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Composer Biography

Richard Rössler taught at the Hochschule in Berlin from 1900 until 1953, becoming a professor in 1918, and many of his students went on to have renowned careers, including Kurt Weill.

Performer Biography

The Artis-Quartett Wien, featured on this album, has performed internationally since 1980 and maintains a special focus on fin-de-siècle Viennese composers.

Composer Biography

Richard Rössler, the composer, was born in Riga in 1880, but his family's background meant he didn't belong to any single national group, with a Baltic German mother and a Czech father.

Composer Biography

At just 20 years old, Richard Rössler received the prestigious Mendelssohn Prize for composition and was appointed as a piano teacher at the Königliche akademische Hochschule für Musik in Berlin.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Rössler's compositional style was deeply rooted in the Late Romantic aesthetics of Johannes Brahms, which may have contributed to his reduced creative output after 1920 as contemporary trends shifted.

Performer Biography

Oliver Triendl, the pianist on this recording, is known for his dedication to rarely played repertoire from classical, romantic, and contemporary music, with over 100 CD recordings.