Richard Strauss: Sonatine No. 2 in E-Flat Major, TrV 291 "Happy Workshop" & Serenade for Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 7, TrV 106

Featuring

George Vosburgh
Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble
Richard Strauss

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Performer Biography

George Vosburgh, the conductor, joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1979 under Sir Georg Solti as its youngest brass section member.

Compositional Technique

Richard Strauss's Serenade Op. 7, featured on this album, uses a small ensemble of 13 winds, mimicking Mozart's Serenade K. 361, 'Gran Partita'.

Composer Biography

Richard Strauss's father, Franz Strauss, was principal horn at the Bavarian Court Opera and had a turbulent relationship with Richard Wagner, whose music he openly denounced.

Performer Biography

George Vosburgh, the conductor of this album, is a Grammy winner for his 1985 recording of L'Histoire du Soldat with Chicago Pro Musica.

Recording & Production

The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, the performers on this album, emulates an orchestral wind section by having single players perform each instrumental part.

Performer Biography

George Vosburgh, the conductor, was the Martha Brooks Robinson Principal Trumpet Chair in the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1992-2017.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Richard Strauss's Symphony for Winds, 'Happy Workshop,' is dedicated 'to the spirit of the divine Mozart at the end of a grateful life,' showing his reverence for Mozart.