Martin Schmalz's music is characterized by incisive motifs that serve as a starting point for continuous metamorphoses and recombinations, often using all imaginable counterpoint techniques.
Recording & Production
The cover artwork for this album features a detail from "Sommer, Akte im Freien, 1913" by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, an oil painting housed at the Sprengel Museum, Hannover.
Performer Biography
Pere Pou Llompart, the tenor on this album, was born on Mallorca and studied piano, viola, composition, and singing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Martin Schmalz's aesthetic ideal is "menschliche Musik" (music for mankind), which explores emotions and deals with the essence of being human.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Unlike some revered Lied composers like Hugo Wolf or Claude Debussy, Martin Schmalz does not aim for an exact musical setting of speech rhythms, but rather trusts in music's power to convey emotional and philosophical content.
Composer Biography
Martin Schmalz, the pianist and composer on this album, received his musical training at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, studying piano and composition.
Composition History
The four song cycles on this album, composed between 2012 and 2018, all explore variations of the themes of love and nature.
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