Tribute to Helmuth Hammig: Flötenbauer in Deutschland

Featuring

Annette von Stackelberg
Michael Grandt
Gunther Pohl
Roswitha Staege
Márton Végh
Sabine Erdmann

Yoshihiro Fukunaga
Nils Thilo Krämer
Martin Glück
Kornelia Brandkamp
Bernhard Kastner
Irmela Bossler
Kyohei Yamamoto
Miyuki Takahashi
Keiji Oshiro
Bernhard Kury
Albert Roussel
Johann Sebastian Bach
Isang Yun
Marin Marais
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gabriel Fauré
Georg Philipp Telemann
Philippe Gaubert
Kurt Bossler
Johann Christian Bach
Karl Keller
Olivier Messiaen

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Album & Artwork

This album is a tribute to Helmuth Hammig, a German flute maker, featuring twelve flutists playing 13 pieces on 14 of his instruments.

Historical Context

Helmuth Hammig's flute making career was interrupted by World War II, during which he was conscripted into the Wehrmacht and spent four years as a prisoner of war in the USA.

Composer Biography

Helmuth Hammig, the flute maker, was born into a family of instrument makers whose lineage in Markneukirchen dates back to the 18th century.

Instruments

Helmuth Hammig's flutes are known for their special 900/000 silver alloy, which gives them a warm, soft, and broad sound.

Instruments

All keys on Helmuth Hammig's flutes were forged by hand, a quality that is rarely found in modern instrument making.

Instruments

Between 1950 and 1971, Helmuth Hammig built approximately 460 concert flutes and piccolos in his Berlin workshop, which are now collected and valued worldwide.

Historical Context

After the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, Helmuth Hammig faced difficulties obtaining materials and received only a small fraction of the sales profit for his exported instruments.