(1996) Ernst: Romantic Pieces for Violin Robert Carr The wintry weather offers its

The wintry weather offers its signifiers of decay and dying throughout – the frozen tears

Studied harpsichord in Freiburg/Germany

here much reminiscent of the mezzo-soprano lament from Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky)

8 in G Minor

FRANCESCO SAVERIO PEDRINI

(1996) Ernst: Romantic Pieces for Violin Robert Carr The wintry weather offers itsViolinist Ingolf Turban has made a valuable, momentous rediscovery: the compositions for violin by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (18141865), the German Paganini. Contemporary opinion held Ernst to be the only violinist who could match, perhaps even surpass, Paganinis mastery of the violin. But Ernst was much more than merely an instrumental virtuoso, he wasnt merely a Paganini mimic; Ernst was an innovative and profound composer. Each of his works is