Robert Kahn: Complete Piano Quartets - Serenade for String Trio
9/11/2025, 14 Tracks, 1:33:02
Featuring
Oliver Triendl
Cecilia Zilliacus
Johanna Persson
Kati Raitinen
Lilli Maijala
Trio ZilliacusPerssonRaitinen
Robert Kahn
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Critical Reception
Robert Kahn's music was initially considered 'uninteresting' for rediscovery because it did not embrace the innovations found in contemporaries like Mahler or Strauss.
Performer Biography
Pianist Oliver Triendl is known for his commitment to rarely played romantic and contemporary repertoire, with over 100 CD recordings and a repertoire of some 90 piano concertos.
Composer Biography
Kahn had a close, almost father-son relationship with Johannes Brahms, whom he admired since youth and met in 1886.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In his compositions, Robert Kahn was not an innovator but rather a preserver of high Romantic ideals, focusing on craftsmanship, melodic invention, and technical demands.
Historical Context
In 1939, at age 73, Robert Kahn emigrated from Nazi Germany to England, where his music was largely unknown, and he was forgotten for a long time after his death.
Composer Biography
Robert Kahn, born in 1865, came from a wealthy, art-loving Jewish family in Mannheim where music played an important role.
Recording & Production
This album is a co-production between cpo and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, recorded in Cologne, Germany, in 2017 and 2023.
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