This album's program of three concertos, covering 1949 to 1970, was completed quickly despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to the performers' professionalism.
Composer Biography
Many of Josef Schelb's early compositions were lost in a 1942 air raid on Karlsruhe, which he and his family narrowly survived.
Composition History
The idea for this recording came to Albert Schelb, Josef Schelb's son, in the summer of 2020 while he was editing his father's viola concerto.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Josef Schelb explored various stylistic movements like Impressionism, Neo-Classicism, atonality, and dodecaphony, but ultimately developed his own unique style from these influences.
Performer Biography
Dominik Wollenweber, the cor anglais player, has been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra since 1993 and is also a visiting professor for oboe at the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule in Berlin.
Composer Biography
Josef Schelb, born in 1894, belonged to a generation that endured two world wars, economic recession, and the devastating impact of the Third Reich.
Performer Biography
Tatjana Blome, the pianist on this album, champions works by forgotten or ostracized 20th-century composers, having recorded over 90 compositions for various labels.
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