IDAGIO | H. von Herzogenberg - E. von Herzogenberg: Complete Piano Works 761203778928

Featuring

Nataša Veljković
Heinrich Peter Freiherr von Herzogenberg
Elisabeth von Herzogenberg

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Composer Biography

Heinrich von Herzogenberg, born in Graz in 1843, studied music in Vienna and held a professorship in Berlin before his death in 1900 from an arthritic ailment.

Composer Biography

Elisabeth von Herzogenberg was an artistic equal to figures like Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim, and Johannes Brahms valued her as the first reviewer of his new compositions, dedicating his Rhapsodies op. 79 to her.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Heinrich von Herzogenberg was a master of 'filigree style,' avoiding ostentatious virtuosity or overwhelming sound, and his music is precisely elaborated, succinct, original, and often humorous.

Compositional Technique

Heinrich von Herzogenberg often signed his piano works with his initials 'H H' by using the polarity of B minor (h-Moll) and B major (H-Dur) in the key signatures.

Composer Biography

Elisabeth von Herzogenberg, Heinrich's wife, was a highly skilled pianist who could have had a successful career, but it was considered improper for a noble lady.

Performer Biography

Nataša Veljkovi´c, the pianist on this album, won the prestigious Clara Haskil International Competition at age seventeen and the first prize at the World Music Masters in Paris.

Compositional Technique

Herzogenberg's Phantasiestücke op. 4 subtly incorporate the initials 'E-H' (Elisabeth von Herzogenberg) through their chosen keys: C sharp minor, B major, E minor, and E major.