Ignaz Lachner

[igenlode]

Discovered a new composer today: Ignaz Lachner, a member of a large and once well-known family of musicians, who wrote some very appealing chamber music. About the right difficulty for amateur musicians to sight-read, catchy melodies that are rewarding to perform (at least if one is playing first violin!) and some quite adventurous harmonies -- sufficient to present an undoubted challenge.

We played the A Minor quartet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsE3LShHdiw

Watch on YouTube

Comments

[sallymn]

That is absolutely gorgeous, I have downloaded it and will have to hunt out some of his music on CD....

Thank you!

[igenlode]

Thanks - that YouTube link is only to the first movement; the slow movement has some lovely tunes in it as well (a Viennese waltz, if I remember correctly)...

He does seem to be an unjustly forgotten composer.