Sinding: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 45, Romance in D Major Op. 100 - Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
4/22/2022, 7 Tracks, 1:00:32
Featuring
Hermann Bäumer
Lea Birringer
Hofer Symphoniker
Christian Sinding
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
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Composer Biography
Christian Sinding's older brothers, Otto and Stephan, were also creative talents, with Otto becoming a painter and author, and Stephan a sculptor.
Composition History
Christian Sinding's popular miniature 'Frühlingsrauschen' ('Rustle of Spring') led him to compose around 150 short piano pieces, which he called his 'factory goods'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Christian Sinding was heavily influenced by the works of German Romantic composers Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt, and immersed himself in German culture.
Composer Biography
Christian Sinding, the composer featured on this album, was born in Kongsberg, Norway, a town supported by silver mines, and his father was a mining engineer.
Recording & Production
This recording was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts, Baden-Württemberg, and the Deutsche Orchester-Stiftung.
Critical Reception
Christian Sinding's international breakthrough came in 1889 with his Piano Quintet Op.5, performed by the Brodsky Quartet and Ferruccio Busoni, which received strong, opposing critical reactions.
Historical Context
Christian Sinding's favorable views on Hitler's Germany and his eventual, albeit manipulated, membership in the Nasjonal Samling (Norway's far-right party) led to his music being blacklisted after the war.
