The violin and viola on this recording are played by Rahel and Sara Rilling, who are Robert Kahn's great-granddaughters.
Composer Biography
Robert Kahn received a harsh critique from Johannes Brahms on some of his early songs, which may have influenced his later compositional approach.
Historical Context
Robert Kahn was initially protected from the Nazis in his house in Feldberg, where his Jewish heritage was unknown, but he left Germany in late 1938 to spend his remaining years in England.
Composer Biography
Robert Kahn's extensive song output includes around 250 solo songs, with 21 settings of poems by Paul Heyse, mostly from the first decade of the 20th century.
Composition History
Kahn's decision to set Paul Heyse's youthful fantasy fairytales in his song cycle 'Jungbrunnen' Op. 46 may have been influenced by his two young daughters, aged two and five at the time.
Composition History
Robert Kahn's late Serenade for String Trio in A Minor, completed in May 1933, was his last chamber music work and was written with the awareness that his role as a composer in Germany was ending.
Critical Reception
The critic Georg Vollerthun, who later pursued a career in the Nazi party, gave a harsh assessment of Kahn's 'Jungbrunnen' songs, suggesting his judgment might have been politically biased against Jewish composers.
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