Max Bruch, the composer, was born in Cologne in 1838 to a family deeply embedded in bourgeois society; his father was chief of police and his mother, a former local singer, hosted a musical circle.
Composer Biography
Bruch's famous G minor violin concerto, for which he is chiefly remembered, was sold outright to a publisher for very little money.
Performer Biography
The Nash Ensemble, Resident Chamber Ensemble at London's Wigmore Hall, has premiered over 300 new works by 225 different composers, including 215 commissions.
Critical Reception
A Cologne critic disapproved of the Piano Trio's form, stating that the audience "did not really know what to make of it" due to its long adagio as the first movement.
Composition History
Bruch's C minor string quartet, which won him the Mozart Foundation award, was thought lost but rediscovered in the Foundation's archives in 2013.
Composition History
Bruch's Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 5, was performed at a farewell concert in Cologne in 1857, where its unusual slow first movement was criticized by a local reviewer.
Composition History
The 'Aria' from Bruch's Four Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 70, was originally composed by his twelve-year-old son, Max Felix, for flute and piano.
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