Oskar C. Posa: Lieder, Sonate pour violon, Quatuor à cordes

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The most astonishing musical discovery: the composer Oskar Posa!Oskar Posa (1873-1951) is one of the greatest mysteries in music. An Austrian post-Romantic composer, renowned conductor, and central figure in turn-of-the-century Vienna, he has nonetheless been erased from memory. In 1904, together with Arnold Schoenberg and Alexander von Zemlinsky, he founded the Association of Viennese Composers. His seductive, richly colorful music fuses the styles of Brahms and Wagner. In his lieder, which brought him fame, Posa surprises with the strength of his originality: he upends the traditional balance between voice and piano. This double album, the result of four years of research, presents the world premiere of 24 unpublished lieder, his Sonata for Violin and Piano, and his String Quartet, accompanied by a richly illustrated booklet retracing the dizzying story of this extraordinary musician.