This recording traces an arc from Romanian and Hungarian folk dances by Bartók and
Brahms; via waltzes by Johann Strauss Jr.; Richard Strauss Rosenkavalier Waltz; a song from
Des Knaben Wunderhorn by Gustav Mahler; and pieces by Lehár, Goldmark, and Janá cek
to evergreens such as Schön Rosmarin and Liebesleid by Fritz Kreisler. Thomas Albertus
Irnberger s brisk performance, with an assured sense of style, demonstrates how difficult it
is to draw the line between serious music, salon music, and entertainment music.
1 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 1. Allegro Moderato
2 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 2. Allegro
3 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 3. Andante
4 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 4. Molto Moderato
5 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 5. Allegro
6 Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román Népi Táncok), for Piano, SZ. 56, BB 68: 6. Allegro
7 Hungarian Dance for Piano, 4 Hands, in F Sharp minor, Woo 1/17
8 Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149): 1. Allegro Moderato
9 Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149): 2. Allegro Maestoso
10 Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149): 3. Allegro Appassionato
11 Romantic Pieces (4) for Violin & Piano, B. 150 (Op. 75) (Rev. of Miniatures, B. 149): 4. Larghetto
12 Ischler Walzer, for Orchestra in a Major (Posth. Waltz No. 2)
13 Marche Miniature Viennoise, for Violin & Piano
14 SCHÖN Rosmarin, for Violin & Piano
15 Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow), for Violin & Piano
16 Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy), for Violin & Piano
17 Serenade for Violin & Piano (Transcription from Lehár’s Frasquita)
18 Der Rosenkavalier, Waltz Sequence for Orchestra No. 2 (From Act 3 of Opera) (TRV 227A)
19 Wer Hat Dies Liedlein Erdacht?, Song for Voice & Piano (Or Orchestra) in F Major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 4)
20 Romance for Violin & Piano in a Major, Op. 51
21 On the Overgrown Path (Po Zarostlém Chodnícku), for Piano, JW 8/17: Gute Nacht! (Dobrou Noc!)