Emanuel Moór met Johannes Brahms in Vienna in 1889, who showed interest in the young composer and wrote him a letter of introduction to Joseph Joachim, a renowned violinist.
Recording & Production
This album features several first recordings of Emanuel Moór's works, including the Romanze, the second Concertstück, the Prelude and Fugue, the Pièces lyriques, and the first Concertstück.
Composer Biography
Emanuel Moór was a famous pianist, composer, and inventor during his lifetime (1863-1931), featured in every European musical work of reference.
Performer Biography
Dirk Hegemann, the violist on this recording, plays a Casparo da Salò viola from around 1580, made available by the Baden-Württemberg State Bank.
Composer Biography
Emanuel Moór's father, Raphael Moór, was a well-known cantor and opera singer whose career involved frequent relocations, which marked Emanuel's childhood.
Instruments
Emanuel Moór invented a two-manual piano, known as the 'Duplex-Coupler', and also developed a new design for stringed instruments, marketed as the 'Bechstein-Moór Violin'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Sir Donald Tovey, a prominent musicologist, summarized Emanuel Moór's work as consistently noble in style, sensitive to tone quality, and having an extemporaneous character.
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