Johanna Senfter - Complete Works for Viola And Piano
3/3/2023, 16 Tracks, 2:05:09
Featuring
Roland Glassl
Oliver Triendl
Johanna Senfter
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Compositional Technique
Senfter developed Reger's concept of modulation, known for its complexity, into an almost tonally free roaming, without fully embracing atonality.
Performer Biography
Roland Glassl, the violist on this album, was the first German to win the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and also received the 'Peter Schidlof Prize' for the most beautiful tone.
Composer Biography
Johanna Senfter, a composer in a male-dominated era, consciously limited her career to her birthplace of Oppenheim am Rhein due to unstable health from childhood diphtheria.
Composer Biography
Senfter studied with Max Reger at the Leipzig Conservatory, and he attested to her 'quite extraordinary talent for composition' in her graduation certificate.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Max Reger's influence is evident in Senfter's early compositions, particularly in her use of 'musical prose' and dynamic expression from pianissimo to triple forte.
Composer Biography
Johanna Senfter founded the Musikverein Oppenheim in 1921 and the Oppenheim Bach Choir in 1923, for which she provided continuo parts for fifteen Bach cantatas.
Performer Biography
Oliver Triendl, the pianist, is known for his tireless commitment to neglected and rarely played composers, especially in Romantic and contemporary music, with over 100 CD recordings.
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