Mit Myrten und Rosen

Featuring

Isang Enders
Andreas Hering
Robert Schumann
Isang Yun

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Composition History

Isang Yun's work 'Nore' (meaning 'song' in Korean) was a commissioned piece for a cellist to perform at a gala concert for the South Korean president, but it proved too difficult for the cellist.

Performer Biography

Isang Enders became Germany's youngest solo cellist at age twenty in 2008, joining the Dresden Staatskapelle in a position that had been vacant for over a decade.

Composer Biography

Isang Yun, a Korean composer, was abducted from West Berlin to Seoul in 1967 by the South Korean secret service and tortured for contact with North Korea, leading to his imprisonment.

Album & Artwork

This album, titled 'Mit Myrten und Rosen', combines works by Robert Schumann and Isang Yun, aiming to create a dialogue between German Romanticism and Asian-influenced avant-garde music.

Compositional Technique

Isang Yun, a Korean composer, developed a unique compositional style in the early 1960s based on a single protracted note, colored by accents and ornaments, influenced by traditional Korean court music.

Composition History

Robert Schumann composed a series of chamber works in 1849, his 'most fruitful year', exploring neglected instruments like the clarinet, horn, cello, and oboe in duos with piano.

Composer Biography

Robert Schumann's planned career as a pianist ended when he overstrained his right hand, leading him to consider taking up the cello for composing symphonies.