Tomaschek: Goethe Lieder

Featuring

Ildikó Raimondi
Leopold Hager
Václav Jan Tomášek

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Composer Biography

Johann Wenzel Tomaschek, the composer, founded a music school in Prague that became a significant musical center for over a decade, teaching pupils like Jan Václav Voríšek and Eduard Hanslick.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Johann Wenzel Tomaschek, the composer, greatly admired Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, with 41 of his 63 Lieder based on Goethe's poems.

Performer Biography

Ildikó Raimondi, the singer on this album, is a celebrated opera singer and a sought-after Lieder and concert singer, having performed over forty opera roles at the Vienna State Opera.

Recording & Production

This album is a rediscovery of Johann Wenzel Tomaschek's Lieder, containing numerous first recordings and others in their original key for the first time.

Critical Reception

Johann Wenzel Tomaschek's fame declined after his death in 1850, and his name disappeared from concert programs, only to be rediscovered towards the end of the 20th century.

Composer Biography

Johann Wenzel Tomaschek, the composer, was born the youngest son of a depleted weaver and received his early musical education thanks to his elder brothers.

Composition History

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the famous German writer, praised Johann Wenzel Tomaschek's Lieder, stating he had "understood the poem" during a personal performance.