Bargiel: Suite, Op. 31 / Fantasies, Opp. 5 and 12

Featuring

Daniel Blumenthal
Woldemar Bargiel

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Critical Reception

Despite echoes of his contemporaries, Woldemar Bargiel deserves attention as a composer of contemporary distinction, whose piano music has intrinsic value.

Composer Biography

Woldemar Bargiel studied at the conservatory established by Felix Mendelssohn, a famous composer, in Leipzig, following the advice of Robert Schumann, another prominent composer.

Composer Biography

Woldemar Bargiel was invited by his friend Joseph Joachim, a celebrated violinist and composer, to return to Berlin as a professor of composition at the Royal Hochschule fur Musik.

Composer Biography

Woldemar Bargiel was closely allied with Robert Schumann and a younger generation of musicians including Johannes Brahms and Joseph Joachim, due to his relationship with Clara Schumann.

Performer Biography

Daniel Blumenthal, the American pianist on this recording, has won prizes at several international competitions, including the Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians Competition and the Geneva International Competition.

Composer Biography

Woldemar Bargiel, the composer, was the half-brother of Clara Schumann, a renowned pianist and composer, and had his earliest musical training from his parents.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Woldemar Bargiel's appointment as a senator of the Akademie der Kunste and director of master-classes in composition represented the first time a romantic composer held such academic positions.