Julius Otto Grimm: Symphony op. 19 & Second Suite in Canon Form op. 16
4/24/2025, 8 Tracks, 1:16:40
Featuring
Golo Berg
Sinfonieorchester Münster
Julius Otto Grimm
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Composer Biography
Grimm became a lifelong friend of Johannes Brahms after they met in Leipzig in 1853, where Brahms was conducting his first publishing negotiations.
Composition History
Grimm composed his Symphony in D minor during his early years at the Leipzig Conservatory, describing it as 'five weeks of truly furious work, tribulations, and labor'.
Critical Reception
Grimm's Symphony in D minor was initially 'downright merciless' in its critique by the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, which called it 'amorphous, lacking ingenuity or even a hint of talent'.
Composer Biography
Julius Otto Grimm, the composer, was born in Pernau, Livonia, and his German-born parents died early, leading him to be raised by an aunt and cousin.
Composer Biography
Grimm dedicated his Lieder Op. 11 to Agathe von Siebold, who later became Brahms' fiancée.
Composer Biography
Grimm was a co-signatory of the famous 'Declaration against the New German movement' in 1860.
Composer Biography
Grimm had his first encounter with Clara and Robert Schumann while studying philology at the University of Dorpat, where he directed a men's choir.
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