Carl Reinecke began composing at age seven and made his public debut as a pianist at age eleven.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke taught piano, ensemble playing, and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory, founded by Mendelssohn, until 1902.
Compositional Technique
Carl Reinecke's Harp Concerto in E minor is considered by critics to be a first-ranking work that gloriously exploits every effect the harp is capable of.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Carl Reinecke was deeply influenced by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Robert Schumann, surviving them by over fifty years but remaining a faithful guardian of their musical values.
Critical Reception
A critic in 1885 praised Carl Reinecke's Harp Concerto for fulfilling a 'heartfelt need' for valuable harp literature, noting its 'high nobility and rich beauty'.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke's students included famous names such as Edvard Grieg, Karl Muck, Arthur Sullivan, and Felix von Weingartner.
Composer Biography
Carl Reinecke, the composer on this album, was born in 1824, the same year as Anton Bruckner, Peter Cornelius, and Bedřich Smetana.
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