IDAGIO | Johanna Müller-Hermann: String Quintet op.7

Featuring

Paweł Zalejski
SongHa Choi
Klaus Christa
Guy Speyers
Kajana Pačko
Danijel Detoni

Ensemble Louise Farrenc
Johanna Müller-Hermann

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Composer Biography

Johanna Müller-Hermann studied composition with Karel Navrátil, Josef Labor, and Alexander von Zemlinsky, the latter recommended by her friend Alma Mahler.

Composer Biography

Johanna Müller-Hermann's decision to pursue composition was largely spurred by the early death of her beloved brother Albert in 1895, at the age of 31.

Composer Biography

Johanna Müller-Hermann's father, Alois Hermann, was responsible for the training of primary school teachers in the Austrian Ministry of Culture, which influenced his daughters' career paths.

Cultural Impact

Johanna Müller-Hermann became the very first female composition lecturer at a tertiary institution in the entire German-speaking world, appointed by Josef B. Foerster at the New Vienna Conservatory.

Instruments

Violinist SongHa Choi plays the 1680 'Ex-D'Annunzio' Stradivarius violin, which is part of the Rin Collection.

Performer Biography

Pawel Zalejski, the first violinist of the Apollon Musagète Quartet, won not only first prize but also nearly all special prizes at the 57th ARD International Music Competition in 2008.

Critical Reception

Johanna Müller-Hermann's String Quintet op. 7 is considered a masterpiece whose slow third movement can be compared to works by Gustav Mahler or the young Arnold Schönberg.