Gerhard Hamm, a composer featured on this album, was awarded a prize at an international music competition in Amsterdam in 1868 and was welcomed home by a torchlight procession.
Recording & Production
This recording was made using a Chris Maene Concert Grand piano built in 2017, which features parallel strings in the bass and middle registers, unlike modern grand pianos.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Karel Hamm, a composer on this album and son of Gerhard Hamm, described himself as someone who 'was born a Romantic and would die a Romantic'.
Performer Biography
Camiel Boomsma, the pianist on this album, received a prestigious grant from the International Wagner Stiftung in 2013, allowing him to attend the Wagner Festspiele in Bayreuth.
Composer Biography
Gerhard Hamm, born in 1835, was an important figure in the cultural life of the south of the Netherlands, serving as a teacher, conductor, and member of many music and art societies.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gerhard Hamm, a composer on this album, is described as belonging to the musical heritage of Robert Schumann, creating small-scale poetic reflections on grand Romantic gestures.
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