IDAGIO | Hermann: 3 Capriccios - Grand Duo Brillant

Featuring

Reto Kuppel
Alexia Eichhorn
Friedemann Eichhorn
Alexander Hülshoff
Friedrich Hermann
Johann Paul Eichhorn

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Composer Biography

Friedrich Hermann became a professor at the Leipzig Conservatory in 1847, making him one of the first students of the institution to join its faculty.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Friedrich Hermann's compositions reflect his romantic tendencies and the new virtuoso style prevalent in 19th-century string playing, with a clarity of texture reminiscent of his teacher Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.

Compositional Technique

Johann Paul Eichhorn's works for his sons feature highly virtuosic violin parts with elements like tenths and fingered octaves, while the viola part, played by the father, provides harmonic accompaniment.

Recording & Production

The works by Johann Paul Eichhorn on this album, including the Duo and Variations on a Theme from Paganini's Le Carnaval de Venise and Variations brillantes on the March from Rossini's Moïse, are world première recordings.

Performer Biography

Friedemann Eichhorn, who plays violin on this album, is a professor of violin at the Liszt School of Music in Weimar and the Artistic Director of the International Louis-Spohr-Competition.

Composition History

The works by Johann Paul Eichhorn, recorded here for the first time, were composed in the early 1830s for his child prodigy sons, Ernst and Eduard, and published by Launer in Paris.

Composer Biography

Friedrich Hermann, a violinist, violist, and composer, was one of the first students at Germany's oldest conservatory, the Leipzig Conservatory, founded in 1843.