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  • Josef Labor chamber works of exceptional beauty

    May 19th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Capriccio, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, Josef Labor, Nina Karmon, Oliver Triendl, Premsyl Vojta, Romantic period

    Two years ago I reviewed the Joseph Labor Piano Quintets released by Capriccio. I said, “Anyone who enjoys Fin de siècle late-Romanticism should find much to like here.” Some of those same artists return to present more of Labor’s chamber music. And my assessment still holds. Josef Labor was a blind organist, pianist, and composer, […]

  • Josef Labor Piano Quintets late-Romantic gems

    Nov 7th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Capriccio, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, Josef Labor, Justus Grimm, Niek de Groot, Nina Karmon, Oliver Triendl, Pauline Sachse, Romantic period

    Josef Labor wasn’t one to be hampered by disability — although it could inspire him. Labor lost his sight in childhood but went on to become a respected organist, pianist, teacher, and composer. He was also the first composer-pianist Paul Wittgenstein commissioned to write a left-hand concerto. (Wittgenstein lost his right arm in WWI.) Labor […]

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