Gottfried von Einem: Capriccio, Concerto for Orchestra & Hexameron

Featuring

Patrick Hahn
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Gottfried von Einem

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Composer Biography

Gottfried von Einem discovered at age 20, through the Gestapo, that his biological father was a Hungarian Count, not the Austrian diplomat his mother was married to.

Composition History

Gottfried von Einem's Concerto for Orchestra was commissioned by Herbert von Karajan after the success of his ballet Prinzessin Turandot.

Historical Context

Gottfried von Einem secretly worked to save a young Jewish musician, Konrad Latte, from Nazi persecution during World War II.

Composer Biography

Gottfried von Einem, an Austrian composer, was born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1918 to Austrian parents.

Performer Biography

Patrick Hahn, the conductor on this album, is also a jazz pianist who has received awards from the Chicago Jazz Festival and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gottfried von Einem's approach to composition was greatly influenced by Boris Blacher, who emphasized rigorous counterpoint study and a fascination with jazz.