Gernsheim: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & Fantasiestück in D Major, Op. 33
5/6/2016, 7 Tracks, 1:01:41
Featuring
Johannes Zurl
Linus Roth
Hamburger Symphoniker
Friedrich Gernsheim
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Composer Biography
Gernsheim studied at the pioneering Leipzig Conservatory, founded by Felix Mendelssohn, where his teachers included Beethoven pupil Ignaz Moscheles.
Composer Biography
Gernsheim became known as the "Dutch Brahms" during his sixteen years as head of the Rotterdam Society for the Advancement of Musical Art.
Composer Biography
At age eleven, Gernsheim made his public debut in Frankfurt as a pianist, violinist, and composer, leading to a concert tour where he was billed as a "ten-year-old child prodigy."
Composer Biography
Friedrich Gernsheim, the composer, was born in 1839 to a wealthy doctor and a musical mother who supported his talent.
Critical Reception
Despite his renown, Gernsheim's works were largely forgotten after his death in 1916, overshadowed by new compositional stars and more famous contemporaries.
Performer Biography
Linus Roth, the violinist on this recording, plays the A. Stradivari 'Dancla' from 1703, on loan from the L-Bank of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Composer's Artistic Vision
During his time in Paris, Gernsheim befriended Gioacchino Rossini, who advised him that "the essence of music lies in melody," a principle Gernsheim adopted in his compositions.
