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Hoffmann, E.T.A.: Harp Quintet in C Minor / Piano Sonatas in A Major and F Minor / Piano Trio in E Major

9/30/2008, 12 Tracks, 1:09:00

Featuring

  • Masumi Nagasawa
  • Ulla Bundies
  • Christoph Heidemann
  • Aino Hildebrandt
  • Martin Seemann
  • Beni Araki
  • Hoffmeister-Quartett
  • Trio Margaux
  • Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

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Historical Context

After Prussia's defeat by Napoleon in 1807, E.T.A. Hoffmann, then an unemployed civil servant, tried to earn a living by offering his compositions to publishers and advertising himself as a music director.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

E.T.A. Hoffmann, known today as a literary classic for novels like 'Tomcat Murr', initially pursued a career as a respected lawyer.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

E.T.A. Hoffmann had a lasting impact on music criticism, with his reviews of works like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony considered milestones in musicological literature.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Many of E.T.A. Hoffmann's chamber works, including the Harp Quintet, the Piano Sonatas, and the Grand Trio, were not printed during his lifetime and were long forgotten.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Beni Araki, the fortepiano player on this album, uses a reproduction of a Michael Rosenberger fortepiano from Vienna, circa 1800.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

E.T.A. Hoffmann's early musical compositions and literary works are now lost because he was very critical of his own artistic endeavors.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Despite his legal career, E.T.A. Hoffmann considered music his true artistic fulfillment, though recognition as a composer eluded him during his lifetime.

Source: Booklet

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