Unknown Camillo Schumann
The horn sonatas by Reinecke and Radecke's pupil are available in print for the first time.
Camillo Schumann (1872-1946 ) bears no relation to his famous namesake. He came from Saxony and was a pupil of Carl Reinecke, from whose hand two trios with horn (op. 188 and op. 274) originate, and of Robert Radecke, recently rediscovered through CD recordings of the piano trios with the Trio Fontane and the orchestral works with the Biel Symphony Orchestra, both on the cpo label.
Camillo Schumann wrote his sonatas for horn and piano in the first half of the 20th century, the first, Opus 118, in 1911, the second, Opus posthumum, in 1936. At this time, the New Viennese School had already established itself, but some late Romantics remained true to their style and knew how to exploit the sound of the horn to its fullest. This is why these two little-known works should be seen as a genuine enrichment of the repertoire.
Camillo Schumann:
Sonata No. 1 in F major, EB 32113, € 19.90;
Sonata No. 2 in D major, EB 32114, € 24.90;
for horn and piano, first editions,
Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2018
