Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, a composer and a founder of the second Berlin Song School, was a student of the Berlin composer Johann Philipp Kirnberger and held positions as conductor and Kapellmeister.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Johann Friedrich Reichardt believed that the musical poet should cultivate a style that made the heart, not the intellect, the main subject of music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
A core principle of the Berlin Song School was the priority of the poet's words, favoring strophic songs over through-composed ones, with a subdued accompaniment.
Composer Biography
Johann Friedrich Reichardt, a composer, music writer, and critic, was a passionate supporter of the French Revolution, which led to him losing his position as Kapellmeister to Frederick II.
Instruments
Tini Mathot, the fortepiano player on this album, uses two different fortepianos: one by Anton Walter (1752-1826) for the solo works and one by Andreas Stein (Vienna, 1803) for the lieder.
Historical Context
The term 'Berliner Liederschule' (Berlin Song School) refers to the development of song composition in Berlin from around 1750 until the first third of the 19th century.
Composer Biography
Carl Friedrich Zelter, a master builder and close friend of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, took over the direction of the Sing-Akademie in Berlin in 1800 and founded the first Liedertafel.
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