Robert Kahn: Leaves from the tree of life Ensemble Emigré

• Donald Kahn (1865 - 1951):
• 13 Stücke for cello and piano, Op. 25: I. Romanze in F Minor04:38
• 27 Gesänge, Op. 27: II. 's ist ein so stiller heil'ger Tag01:48
• 36 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 20: II. Novemberfeier01:18
• 46 Lieder, Op. 52: I. Idyll02:44
• 510 Lieder, Op. 42: X. Liebestrost02:20
• Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life):
• 6Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 500 (Variations on No. 1) in A-Flat. Andante06:25
• 7Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Allegretto non troppo01:18
• 8Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor. Andantino con moto, quasi improvisato01:58
• 9Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 5 in F Minor. Assai sostenuto ed espressivo02:33
• 10Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life): No. 53 in E. Allegretto con moto01:28
• 11Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473a in G. Moderato01:30
• 12Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473b in G. Poco allegretto00:57
• 13Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 473c in G. Allegretto vivace00:45
• 14Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 474 in E Minor. Andante sostenuto01:52
• 15Tagebuch in Tönen (Leaves from the Tree of Life), Jeanne Suite: No. 475 in G. Vivace00:46
• Donald Kahn:
• 169 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, Op. 31: No. 2. Liebesbrief01:38
• 179 Lieder nach Gedichten von Christian Morgenstern, Op. 31: No. 8. Die Unke02:14
• 185 Lieder, Op. 38: No. 5. Feuerbestattung02:07
• 199 Lieder im Volkston, Op. 47: No. 9. Gebet01:36
• Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54:
• 20Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: I. Allegro non troppo05:30
• 21Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: II. Presto assai03:30
• 22Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: III. Andante sostenuto06:56
• 23Quintet in C Minor for piano, violin, cello, clarinet and horn, Op. 54: IV. Allegro agitato05:42
• Total Runtime01:01:33

Info for Robert Kahn: Leaves from the tree of life

Robert Kahn was born in Mannheim in 1865 and died in Biddenden, Kent in 1951. How did a composer who impressed Brahms, and who the older composer offered to give lessons to end up in the UK in a small village? Kahn became an influential professor of music at the Berlin Hochschule, and before that had his works performed by the Joachim Quartet, and the Berlin Philharmonic under Hans von Bülow. Kahn was a friend of Joachim, von Bülow, Adolf Busch and Richard Mühlfeld. His compositional style was along the lines of Mendelssohn, Schuman and Brahms, he was an admirer of Reger, whose contrapuntalism no doubt had an influence upon Kahn. He avoided large scale romantic forms, and became famed for his songs, choral works, chamber music and the huge Tagebuch in Tönen, (Music from the Tree of Life) a collection of solo piano works, suites for piano and lieder that run to over 1100 pieces.

Things started to go wrong for Kahn with the rise of the Nazis. Branded ‘degenerate’ by the National Socialists, he was thrown out of his teaching positions, and in 1937 left for the UK, settling in Kent and composing right up to his death. This album is a fascinating introduction to a composer that political extremism and hatred tried and failed to erase.

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