Gift Shop CDs Description Homage to Stelzner Brownsville, Pennsylvania: AK/Coburg, 2005 Dr. Alfred Stelzner (1852-1906) redesigned the violin family according to modern 19th-century acoustical principles. He also invented two unique members of the family: the violotta, played on the arm like a viola but tuned a fourth below the viola; and the cellone, played on the knee like a cello but tuned a fourth below the cello. Felix Draeseke (1835-1913) was attracted to the new design and composed his String Quintet in A for Stelzner instruments, including the violotta. In 1896, the Dresden Conservatory organized a competition intended to stimulate interest for the newly designed and developed members of the string family by Stelzner. The winning composition was Arnold Krug's (1849-1904) Sextet in D Major for the combination of a normal string quartet, plus violotta and cellone. This recording is the first ever of these—or any—works played on original Stelzner intruments. (Publisher's notes) Track List (click links below to hear MP3 excerpts)   Felix Draeseke:  Quintet in A Major for Strings, WoO 25 Stelzner   1. Sehr mässig bewegt; mit Feuer   2. Sanft bewegt; getragen   3. Rasch und leicht bewegt. Trio: ungefähr dasselbe Tempo, graziös   4. Frisch und keck Arnold Krug:  Sextet in D Major for Strings, Op. 68, Preissextett   5. Allegro   6. Adagio   7. Finale Allegro Felix Draeseke/Wolfgang Müller-Steinbach:    8. Süsse Melancholie, from the Ghaeselenkranz for piano, Fata Morgana, Op. 13, No. 8 (transcribed for string quintet)   Duration:  59' 05 " Order #77:  $15.00 Return to CDs Return to Gift Shop National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2005-2007 Most recent update: October 18, 2007 You are the 2,176th visitor to this page since December 27, 2005. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page