REINECKE, CARL HEINRICH CARSTEN: Ballade Op. 288
Full of passion and lyricism, Reinecke’s Ballade Op. 288 opens with a dramatic statement in D minor reminiscent of Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor. Mendelssohn’s influence creeps in later on in the faster scherzo-like sections. Although Reinecke composed extensively, only his piano works and a few chamber works are regularly performed today.