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  • verismissimo
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    • Nov 2010
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    Peter Cornelius

    I've been listening to his songs for the first time. The one everyone knows is the Three Kings in its choral clothing. But as a group they are really fine. I wonder why so neglected?

    And soon I'll have another listen to his Der Barbier von Bagdad.

    Anyone else taken him in? Interesting life - close to both Liszt and Wagner, but ambivalent about the "New Music".
  • Pabmusic
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    • May 2011
    • 5537

    #2
    One of the few things I know of Cornelius is that he is on record as rating Josef Strauss the genius of the Strauss family.

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    • Beef Oven

      #3
      Originally posted by verismissimo View Post
      I've been listening to his songs for the first time. The one everyone knows is the Three Kings in its choral clothing. But as a group they are really fine. I wonder why so neglected?

      And soon I'll have another listen to his Der Barbier von Bagdad.

      Anyone else taken him in? Interesting life - close to both Liszt and Wagner, but ambivalent about the "New Music".
      I listened to his opera 'Der Barbier von Bagdad' quite a few times about 8 years ago, but that was it really. It's a most enjoyable work, deserves more airtime.

      Haven't thought about him, or even heard any more about him until I saw your thread!

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      • verismissimo
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        • Nov 2010
        • 2957

        #4
        This Hermann Prey CD of Christmas songs, with op 2 and op 8 I'm enjoying greatly:

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        • Rolmill
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          • Nov 2010
          • 634

          #5
          There's a pretty good CD of his choral music on Hyperion, with (I think) Polyphony/Layton - attractive but at times quite "rich" and densely scored, so best listened to in bite-sized chunks IMV.

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