On this page you can listen to full selections and excerpts of Richard Stöhr’s music. These include commercially available recent recordings as well as archival recordings from the Stöhr family’s collection.
Much more music is available on the studio recordings listed in the link to the left.
The Walk, Op. 4 No. 1
Stoehr himself introduces this delightful solo piano piece, recorded on reel to reel tape in his room in Prevel Hall at Saint Michael’s College.
The Music for Cello and Piano on Toccata Classics (Excerpts)
Excerpts from the August 2014 release of the Four Fantasy Pieces Op. 17 and the Cello Sonata Op. 49 by cellist Stefan Koch and pianist Robert Conway. The full recording can be purchased from the artists directly (see the Contact Page) or from Amazon.com, iTunes and other music retailers.
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra Op. 40
Performance by Billy Hunter (Principal, Metropolitan Orchestra) with the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Louis Kosma.
Movement I.
Movement II.
Movement III.
Two Lieder
These two lieder, Wellenbrecher and Abend, were performed by students of the Academy for Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna (Stöhr’s alma mater and former employer) on June 11, 1954 at a concert held there in honor of the composer’s 80th birthday. The performers were Eva Brinck, soprano, Rosa Bahl, alto, and Franz Kabelka, piano. An image of the full program of this concert can be seen in the Documents section.
Wellenbrecher (text by Wilhelm Raab, 1895-1970)
Abend (text by Edmund Schwab, 1889-1967?)
Chamber Symphony (Nonet) Op. 32 First Movement (Complete)
From the same birthday concert in Vienna comes this performance of the First Movement of the Chamber Symphony (Nonet) Op. 32. At nearly 16 minutes, it is the longest single movement of a work by Stöhr that we know of. The names and instruments of the nine performers are listed on the program for this concert in the Document section.
Five Piano Pieces Op. 23
Three of the Five Piano Pieces Op. 23 (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) are heard in a live performance by Scott Faigen, veteran piano teacher at the University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim. The performance took place on 18 October 2013.
Op. 23 No. 1, Evening
Op. 23 No. 2, Ride of the Elves
Op. 23 No. 3, Story
Op. 23 Nos. 4 and 5 are from the ORF studio recording (ORF-CD 3093) performed by Canadian pianist Rosemary O’Connor.
Op. 23 No. 4, Chit-chat
Op. 23 No. 5, Mazurka
Flute Sonata Op. 61 (excerpts)
The following are excerpts from the recording of Stöhr’s Flute Sonata by flutist David Shostac and pianist Antoinette Perry, Harmonie R.C. 30022, 1996.
I. Allegro grazioso
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Finale (Variationen) – Allegro energico
String Quartet Op. 22 (Excerpts)
The following are excerpts from the recording of Stöhr’s String Quartet Op. 22 by the Christine Lavant Quartet, released in 2010 (ORF-CD 3093).
I. Allegro appassionato
II. Andante cantabile
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace e leggerissimo
IV. Finale. Alla Zingarese. Allegro giusto
Chamber Symphony Op. 32
The San Antonio Chamber Orchestra performed this work live on April 15, 2015.
Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
Movement IV
Three Songs Op. 21 for Low Voice, Cello and Piano
Live recording of these three lovely songs made at the University of Utah, July 2016. Seth Keeton, Bass-Baritone, Stefan Koch, Cello, Emily Williams, Piano.
I. Gebet (Prayer) – Friedrich Hebbel
II. Ward der Aben regenmüd (The evening was tired from rain) – Toni Mark
III. Dem aufgehenden Vollmonde (The rising full moon) – Goethe
Twelve Songs for Soprano and Piano
Selections from two live performances in Vienna by Gudrun Kosviner, soprano, Ilse Schumann, piano.
