Friedrich Gernsheim: Piano Concerto op. 16 · Cello Concerto op. 78 · Zu einem Drama op. 82
11/21/2024, 9 Tracks, 1:05:21
Featuring
Oliver Triendl
Hermann Bäumer
Alexander Hülshoff
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz
Friedrich Gernsheim
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Performer Biography
Oliver Triendl, the pianist, is known for his commitment to neglected and rarely played repertoire, with over 100 CD recordings and a unique repertoire scope including 90 piano concertos.
Compositional Technique
The Cello Concerto, Op. 78, is a single-movement work that merges several sections in the style of an extended rhapsodic free fantasy, yet maintains a compact and self-contained impression.
Performer Biography
Alexander Hülshoff, the cellist on this recording, is a professor for violoncello at the Folkwang University of the Arts and the artistic director of the Orchesterzentrum | NRW.
Composition History
Friedrich Gernsheim's Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 16, composed in 1868, was his most monumental work up to that point.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms, a renowned composer, initiated a performance of Friedrich Gernsheim's Piano Concerto with Gernsheim as soloist and the Vienna Philharmonic in 1870.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Friedrich Gernsheim's tone poem Zu einem Drama, Op. 82, was intended to depict a symphonic drama through musical expression, leaving interpretation to the individual listener.
Compositional Technique
Gernsheim's Piano Concerto shows similarities in its expansive gestures, virtuosity, and melodic construction to Robert Schumann's piano concerto and Brahms's First Piano Concerto.
