Ernst Breidenbach, the pianist, began his concert career by winning second prize at a national competition in Germany in 1976.
Instruments
The 'orgue-célesta' used for this recording, built in 1902, showed signs of war damage and had its original célesta replaced with one from a similar instrument.
Instruments
The Erard grand piano used for this recording is an early model from 1849, featuring a 'sommier de bronze' (brass construction) for greater stability and better pitch.
Album & Artwork
All works on this album are forgotten compositions that might have been heard in the concert hall of French harmonium manufacturer Mustel in Paris at the end of the 19th century.
Performer Biography
Jan Hennig, the Kunstharmonium player on this album, is an established expert on this rare instrument, and his first CD release won the German Music Critics' Prize in 2012.
Instruments
The harmonium d'art, perfected by Victor Mustel, features a 'double-expression' mechanism that allows independent control of air pressure and dynamics for both halves of the keyboard.
Instruments
The harmonium used in this recording is an 'orgue-célesta', a combination instrument invented by Mustel that includes a harmonium d'art and a célesta, played from separate keyboards.
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